Mental health and satisfaction with life among upper limb amputees: A Norwegian population-based survey comparing adult acquired major upper limb amputees with a control group

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 1594-1607

  Østlie, Kristin ^a   Magnus, Per ^b   Skjeldal, Ola H ^a   Garfelt, Beate ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amputees; anxiety; depression; quality of life; social support; upper limb

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AMPUTEES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79960798815     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.540293     Document Type: Review

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