Quality of Life among Adults with Prosthesis Limbs

Samir Agamy, Heba; Mahmoud Soliman, Nawal; Fouad Maleka, Ferial

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2018.266927

Quality of Life among Adults with Prosthesis Limbs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, AinShamsUniversity

² Assistant Prof Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, AinShamsUniversity

10.21608/ejhc.2018.266927

Abstract

The loss of a limb is a devastating event, persons with a new prosthesis limbs face a
complex set of tasks to return to an adaptive mobility status and to faced social station, so
the type and quality of the prosthesis affect the individual's physical and mental ability. Aim:
is to assess the quality of life among adults with prosthesis limbs. Research design: it is
adescriptive study. Sample: A purposive sample of 193 adults with prosthesis limbs.
Setting: This study was conducted at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and
Rheumatology Center affiliated to Armed force Tool: one tool was used for data collection
for assessing demographic characteristics of adults with prosthesis limbs, their medical
history,knowledge and practices toward prosthesis, also the quality of life for adults with
prosthesis limb. Results: the study findings showed that about half of studied sample had
poor physical quality of life; nearly three quarter of them had also poor psychological and
economical quality of life. Also more than half of them had poor spiritual quality of life.
Totally more than half of the studied sample had poor quality of life. Conclusion There was
highly statistically significant relation between knowledge of adults with prosthetic related
to prosthetic limb and their age, educational level and. and Job. Also there was highly
statistically significant relation between educational level, marital status and job of adult
with prosthetic limb and their practice. This study reflected that there was a highly
significant relation between knowledge of adults with prosthetic related to prosthetic limb
and their practice. Finally, this study clarifies that more than half of adults with prosthetic
had poor quality of life. Recommendations:Regular awareness program should be
conducted regarding prosthetic limb its newer types, parts, complication and prevention of
problem and appropriate intervention to decrease stress levels and anxiety to enhance quality
of life among adults prosthetic limb

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