Rehman S U, Khan A A, Kamran M, Saqulain G, Ahmed H. Ambulatory and Social Performance Status After Transfemoral Prosthetic Rehabilitation Regarding Age, Gender, and Marital Status. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal 2021; 19 (4) :369-378
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1- Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Capital Hospital PGMI, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Objectives: This study aims to determine the association of ambulatory and social performance status of transfemoral prosthetic users with their age, gender, and marital status.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 transfemoral prosthesis users. A sample was recruited from both genders aged 10-60 years using the prosthesis for at least one year. They were selected using the non-probability convenience sampling method from the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences from July 2019 to December 2019. Lower extremity functional scale and short form-36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) were used for data collection, followed by statistical analysis.
Results: Ambulatory status (as measured by the total lower extremity functional scale) revealed significant association (P<0.001) with age. The highest score belonged to the 10-30 years age group. Also, there was a significant association (P=0.003) with marital status with the highest scores for unmarried ones. However, no significant (P=0.705) gender association was noted though scores were higher for the male gender. As regards, the social performance was measured by SF-36. The findings revealed a significant association (P<0.05) of most domains of SF-36 with age groups, with the highest scores for the age group of 10-30 years. Also, a significant association with the gender with higher scores in females was noted in most domains. In contrast, no significant association with marital status was reported in most domains.
Discussion: Ambulatory status has a significant association with age and marital status with no significant gender association. While social performance has a significant association with gender, most domains had significant associations with age groups. However, no association with marital status was present.
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● Higher ambulatory status in transfemoral prosthesis users is associated with younger age group and single people.
● Better social performance in transfemoral prosthesis users is present in the younger age group and female gender.
● Marital status and gender have no association with social performance and ambulatory status for transfemoral prosthesis users, respectively.
Plain Language Summary
Amputation and, especially transfemoral, is a common surgical procedure requiring prosthetic use and rehabilitation to achieve the required ambulatory and social performance status. Since amputees suffer from physical and mental challenges, studying the determinants of prosthetic ambulation and the social performance of such amputees, along with an absence of related literature, was the stimulus for the study. This study was done to determine the association of ambulatory and social performance status of transfemoral prosthetic users with age, gender, and marital status. In this cross-sectional study, 400 transfemoral prosthesis users were studied using the lower extremity functional scale and 36-item short-form health survey questionnaire. The results revealed the association of ambulatory status with age and marital status with no significant gender association. The social performance showed an association with gender and age groups with no association with marital status.
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Orthosis and Prosthesis Received: 2021/06/7 | Accepted: 2021/08/7 | Published: 2021/12/1
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