Abstract
The aim is to investigate the quality of life and post-amputation adaptation of patients who have undergone amputation due to trauma and chronic diseases. The physical condition, daily living activities, sports participation and Barthel Index scores of patients who underwent lower extremity amputation due to non-traumatic and traumatic causes were evaluated. The patients' social lives were evaluated according to their divorcement status, sexual status and employment status. The study included 137 patients (21 women, 116 men): 48 with traumatic and 89 with non-traumatic causes. The average age in the non-traumatic group was found to be higher (non-traumatic: 61.8, traumatic: 53.2) (p<0.05). The Barthel Index scores were found to be 91.4 (slight dependence) on average in the traumatic group and 78.8 (moderate dependence) in the non-traumatic group. The rates of sports participation (traumatic: 45.8%, non-traumatic: 21.3%), employment (traumatic: 54.2%, non-traumatic: 11.2%), and sexual activity were higher in the traumatic group (p<0.05). No difference was found between the two groups in terms of low back pain and phantom pain, but prosthesis related pain is use was found to be higher in the non-traumatic group (traumatic: 4.2%, non-traumatic:16.9%) (p<0.05). The prominent findings of the study indicate that patients who were amputated due to trauma showed significant differences in Barthel Index, employment status, sports participation, and sexual activity compared to those amputated due to chronic disease. These results suggest that patients who have undergone amputation due to trauma have better functional abilities and social conditions, which determine their quality of life.
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