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OBJECTIVE: To study perceived independence in rising and perceived limitations in
rising and sitting down in persons after a lower-limb amputation and the
relationship of these perceptions with personal and clinical characteristics.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS : Persons with a lower-limb
amputation wearing a prosthesis (n = 172). METHODS: Perceived independence in
rising was assessed with the Locomotor Capabilities Index. Limitations in rising
and sitting down were assessed with the Questionnaire Rising and Sitting down.
Multivariate logistic and linear regression analyses, respectively, were used to
investigate the associations between independence and limitations in rising and
sitting down, and personal and clinical characteristics. RESULTS: Of the
participants, 91% and 47% perceived independence in rising from a chair and
rising from the floor, respectively. Older participants and women perceived less
independence in rising. Participants perceived marked limitations in rising and
sitting down, with those rehabilitated in a nursing home perceiving more
limitations. CONCLUSION: After a lower-limb amputation, most persons wearing a
prosthesis are able to rise independently from a chair, but many perceive
decreased independence in other forms of rising, especially older participants
and women. Participants, especially those rehabilitated in a nursing home,
perceive considerable limitations in rising and sitting down. However, in those
patients rehabilitated in a nursing home these limitations may be due to
indication bias.

Langue : ANGLAIS