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Predictors of quality of life in individuals with non-traumatic unilateral transtibial amputation

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  • Tahereh Alavi
  • Maryam Jalali
  • Behshid Farahmand
  • Taher Babaee

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Purpose: Quality of life is a crucial outcome in evaluating adjustment to prostheses for individuals with non-traumatic lower limb amputation (LLA). This study aimed to identify prostheses-related factors that predict the quality of life in people with non-traumatic, unilateral, transtibial amputation. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed 168 people who have experienced non-traumatic, unilateral, transtibial amputations and use prosthesis. They completed the 12-item short-form (SF-12) health survey and the comprehensive lower limb amputee socket survey (CLASS). We did correlation analyses to explore relationships between the variables and quality of life, followed by multiple regression analyses to assess their impact on quality of life outcomes. Results: Quality of life had a strong positive association with comfort (r = 0.65, p = 0.001). There was a moderate positive association with socket stability (r = 0.46, p

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  • Tahereh Alavi & Maryam Jalali & Behshid Farahmand & Taher Babaee, 2025. "Predictors of quality of life in individuals with non-traumatic unilateral transtibial amputation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(7), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0327781
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327781
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