Physical activity and quality of life: A study of a lower-limb amputee population

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-200

  Deans, Sarah A ^a   McFadyen, Angus K ^b   Rowe, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputee; Elderly; Physical activity; QOL; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRINITY AMPUTATION AND PROSTHETIC EXPERIENCE SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTEES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 46749119439     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640802016514     Document Type: Article

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