Balance confidence and activity of community-dwelling patients with transtibial amputation

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 551-560

  Mandel, Alena ^a   Paul, Kailan ^a   Paner, Ruby ^b   Devlin, Michael ^b   Dilkas, Steven ^b,c   Pauley, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Amputation; Amputees; Artificial limbs; Balance confidence; Fall risk; Lower limb; Mobility capacity; Physical activity; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSING; PROSTHETICS;

AMBULATION; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; FALL RISK; LOWER LIMB; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WALKING AID; ACTIMETRY; AGED; AMPUTEE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LEG; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; TIBIA; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIGRAPHY; AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; SELF EFFICACY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 84994881370     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2015.03.0044     Document Type: Article

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