Open AccessPredictors of quality of life among individuals who have a lower limb amputation
Author(s) -
Miho Asano,
Paula W. Rushton,
William C. Miller,
Barry Deathe
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
prosthetics and orthotics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1746-1553
pISSN - 0309-3646
DOI - 10.1080/03093640802024955
Subject(s) - amputation , lower limb amputation , lower limb , artificial limbs , quality of life (healthcare) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy , psychology , surgery , prosthesis , nursing
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that predict an individual's subjective quality of life (QoL) after having a lower limb amputation.