Energy Expenditure and Walking Speed in Lower Limb Amputees: a Cross Sectional Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teuta Vllasolli ◽  
Beti Zafirova ◽  
Nikola Orovcanec ◽  
Anastasika Poposka ◽  
Ardiana Murtezani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Limb Amputees

Evaluation of disabilities and activities of daily living of war-related bilateral lower extremity amputees

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad H Ebrahimzadeh ◽  
Ali Moradi ◽  
Shahram Bozorgnia ◽  
Mohammad Hallaj-Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bilateral Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputees

Background:Long-term consequences and the activities of daily living of bilateral lower limb amputation are not well documented.Objectives:The aims of our study were to identify the long-term effects of bilateral lower extremity amputations on daily activities and understand how these amputees cope with their mobility assistive devices.Study design:Cross-sectional study.Methods:A total of 291 veterans with war bilateral lower limb amputations accepted to participate in a cross-sectional study.Results:The average of follow-up was 25.4 years. A total of 152 amputees (54%) were involved in sports averagely 6.7 h per week. Bilateral amputees walk 10 m by the average of 15 ± 33 s, and they could walk continuously with their prosthesis 315 ± 295 m. They wore their prosthesis 6.8 ± 1.7 days per week and 7.9 ± 8.1 h per day. Of these, 6.7% of bilateral lower limb amputees needed help to wear their prosthesis; 88.3% of amputees used assistant device for walking. According to this survey, 73 (42%) prostheses in right limb were appropriate, 95 (54.6%) needed to be replaced, and 6 (3.4) needed to be fixed. On the left side, it was 76 (42%), 92 (52.0%), and 9 (5.1%), respectively. A total of 203 (74.9%) amputees reported limitations in at least one domain of the activities of daily living. The most common single item that affected the patients was ascending and descending stairs by the score of 66% of normal population.Conclusion:Veterans with bilateral lower limb amputations suffering from vast categories of daily problems.Clinical relevanceThis study and its results confirm that bilateral lower limb amputees have major progressive disabilities in daily activities and their social performance. This should attract the attention of amputees’ administrative organizations, social workers, health-care providers and caregiver providers.

Quality of Life in Lower-Limb Amputees 10 Years After the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Caiyun Chen ◽  
Sheng Zhang ◽  
Yimin Tang ◽  
Hongxia Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sichuan Earthquake ◽  
Demographic Risk ◽  
Demographic Risk Factors ◽  
Lower Limb Amputees

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcome of quality of life (QOL) in the lower-limb amputees 10 years after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Methods: In the cross-sectional study, 66 lower-limb amputees were recruited. The prosthetics-related QOL was assessed using the Prosthetic Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) in terms of the scales of utility, appearance, sounds, residual limb health, perceived response, frustration, social burden, ambulation, and well-being. The score of each PEQ subscale was calculated and compared among the cohorts with different demographic characteristics. Results: The PEQ scores showed that the scales of sounds, residual limb health, and frustration were still low in the lower-limb amputees 10 years after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The comparison of PEQ scales among cohorts with different demographic characteristics indicated that the potential demographic risk factors, namely, age, marital status, educational level, living independence, and comorbidity, were associated with prosthesis-related QOL. Conclusions: The prosthesis-related QOL of the lower-limb amputees 10 years after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake has been partly documented in this study. The potential demographic risk factors associated with QOL of amputees were also identified. These findings could enhance the understanding of prosthesis-related QOL of lower-limb amputees sustained in an earthquake and facilitate the optimization of post-disaster rehabilitation strategies.

scholarly journals Phantom sensation and quality of life among patients with lower-limb amputations in the region of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-280
Author(s):  
Víctor de Oliveira Costa ◽  
Fabrício Machado Teixeira ◽  
Thais Medeiros Lopes ◽  
Henrique Pinto Gomide ◽  
Patricia Cardoso Clemente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Phantom Pain ◽  
Physical Domain ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Daily Frequency ◽  
Lower Limb Amputees

ABSTRACT. An amputation is an irreversible event that causes social, psychological, and functional consequences that reduces the quality of life of the amputee. Phantom pain generally is reported by 50 to 80% of amputees. Objective: To describe the pain and phantom sensation and quality of life among lower-limb amputees. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the region of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Inclusion criteria were being a patient in one of two hospitals in the region at the time of the interview and having at least one lower-limb amputation. A total of 20 amputees were included in the analysis. The interview questionnaire had items adapted from the Groningen Questionnaire Problems After Leg Amputation - describing the frequency and discomfort of phantom pain and sensation, causes and the level of the amputation, as well as the WHOQOL-BREF, for assessing quality of life. Results: Most participants were women (55%) and had a mean age of 55.6 years (SD=14.8). Femoral amputation was the most prevalent (65%), and diabetes (40%) was the main reason for amputation. 29% of amputees classified the phantom pain as moderate or severe, and 15% claimed daily frequency of this phenomenon. As for phantom pain, only 6% stated daily frequency. The mean quality of life was 4.1 (SD=1.1, five score means very satisfied), the physical domain of quality of life had the lowest mean (3.4, SD=0.7). Conclusions: Phantom sensation and pain were prevalent among lower-limb amputees who were, in general, less satisfied with their physical domain of quality of life.

scholarly journals Association between hilliness and walking speed in community-dwelling older Japanese adults: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 104510
Author(s):  
Takafumi Abe ◽  
Kenta Okuyama ◽  
Tsuyoshi Hamano ◽  
Masamitsu Kamada ◽  
Minoru Isomura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Walking Speed ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Japanese Adults

scholarly journals Associations between locomotive and non-locomotive physical activity and physical performance in older community-dwelling females with and without locomotive syndrome: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Nishimura ◽  
Atsushi Hagio ◽  
Kanako Hamaguchi ◽  
Toshiyuki Kurihara ◽  
Motoyuki Iemitsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Locomotive Syndrome ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Slow Walking ◽  
Slow Walking Speed

Abstract Background Locomotive syndrome (LS) is a condition of reduced mobility due to a disorder of the locomotive system. Increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has been recommended to prevent LS. However, to increase daily MVPA is difficult for older people with LS. The MVPA consists of not only locomotive activities such as walking but also non-locomotive activities such as household activities. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between locomotive/non-locomotive MVPA and physical performance in older females with and without LS. Methods Participants of this cross-sectional study were 143 older community-dwelling Japanese females. The participants were divided into two groups based on the results of the stand-up test: the normal group (NL) (n = 86) and the LS group (n = 57). Both the locomotive and non-locomotive PA seperately measured with its intensity. The intensity of physical activity (PA) was calculated as METs and classified as sedentary behavior (SB 1–1.5 metabolic equivalent tasks (METs)), low-intensity physical activity (LPA 1.6–2.9 METs), and MVPA (≥ 3 METs). For example, locomotive LPA is slow walking speed of 54 m/min, and locomotive MVPA is walking speed of 67 m/min. While non-locomotive LPA is office work and cooking, non-locomotive MVPA is housecleaning. Physical function was evaluated by handgrip strength, walking speed, and 2-step test. Results Walking speed, hand-grip strength, 2-step test, daily step counts, and all PA measurements were not significantly different between two groups. In the LS, locomotive MVPA (r = 0.293, p < 0.05) and total MVPA (r = 0.299, p < 0.05) was significantly correlated with walking speed, but not in the NL. Conclusions Walking speed was positively correlated with locomotive MVPA and total MVPA in the LS group, but not in NL group. This result suggests that slow walking speed in older people with LS occur in connection with lower locomotive MVPA and total MVPA.

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