DeterminationofQualityofLifeforAdultPatients with Limbs Loss

Abstract

ObjectivGThesfudyainedtodeterminequa"tyoflifedomainsforadultpatientswithlimbslossandtoidentify
thea§sociationbetweenqualityoflifedomainsanddemographiccharacteristicsandmedicalinformation.
Metliodology: A descriptive study was carried out at Baghdad artificial limb center, AI-Salam medical
rehabilitation center, AI-Ghadeer medical rehabilitation center and the rheumatoid and medical rehabilitation
center for the period from September 2007 to April 2008. A purposive "non- probabilfty' sample of (200)
patientswithlimbsloss.Questionnaireformwasconstructedforthepurposeofthestudy.Datawerecollected
throughtheap|ilicationofthequestiormaireandinterviewtechnique.Dafawereanalyzedthroughdescriptive
statisticalapproach(frequency,percentageandmeanofscore)andinferentialstatisticalapproach(chi-square,
standard deviation and correlation coefficient).
Results:Thefindingsofthesfudyhaverevealedtliatmo§tofpatientswithlimblossarewithmeanage(46.15)
years, mostly males, living in urban residence, manied, living in nuclear family and prinay school graduate
withI.etiredoccupation,butinsufficientmonthlyincomeinspiteoflivinginownedhouse.Mostofthepatients
withlimblosshavechangedtheirjobsandreducedthehoursofworking.Mostofthemhavelosttheirlimbsfor
(I- 5) years with unilateral lower limb and below-knee; walking with crutches and the trauma was the most
common cause of linb loss. However, most of them visit rchabilhation centers and get benefits from
rehabilitation.
Recommendations: The study recommended tha. educational program for liewly limb loss for physiotherapy
and occupational therapy and further studies can be conducted on large sample size about adaptation of the
patients with limbs loss.