Determinants of Quality of Life in Older Adults After Lower Limb Amputation and Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Authors :: Buijck, Bianca I.
Zuidema, Sytse U.
van Eijk, Monica S.
Gerritsen, Debby L.
Koopmans, Raymond TCM
Linde, Harmen
Source :: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; Apr2012, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p796-798, 3p, 2 Charts
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: A letter to the editor is presented which is concerned with research which was conducted to investigate the determinants of quality of life in older adults after lower limb amputation and rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities.

Subjects :: QUALITY of life
AMPUTATION
HEALTH status indicators
MULTIVARIATE analysis
NURSING home patients
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SCALES (Weighing instruments)
STATISTICS
WALKING
DATA analysis
ACTIVITIES of daily living
SECONDARY analysis
GERIATRIC Depression Scale
REHABILITATION
PSYCHOLOGY

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