Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: February | Volume: 13 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 158-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230223
Quality of Life with Transtibial Prosthesis: Survey Based on Gender Difference
Nelson Kuriakose1, Subhasmita Sahoo2
1Prosthetist & Orthotist, Hosmat Super speciality Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
2Lecturer (P&O), ISHWAR Institute of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Corresponding Author: Subhasmita Sahoo
ABSTRACT
Back ground: The Quality of Life (QoL) of individuals with lower limb amputation with gender basics have been investigated and reported in literature, also some studies described the QoL of patients with over all lower limb prostheses in different level of amputation. But there is lack of information regarding the quality of life after transtibial amputation with prosthesis fitment in gender basics, which will provide a better information regarding the day to activity of patient and associated risk factor after using the transtibial prosthesis.
Aim and objective: The present study was designed to compare the difference in quality of life of transtibial prosthesis user on the basis of gender.
Methodology: The Study was conducted with 50 transtibial amputee with prosthesis (male= 25 and female= 25). Convenient Sampling technique was used to collect the sample. All the four domains: physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment was measured by using (QoL) WHO quality of life brief scale among all male and female transtibial prosthesis user.
Results: There is no significant effect between male and female found in the domains except social relationship. Overall quality of life between male and female was almost same. But we found that even after prosthetic fitment male population was psychologically weak then female population.
Conclusion: The result of this study shows that, when we compared the quality of life after transtibial lower limb amputation with prosthesis with a gender basis, found that there are no significant differences between male and female.
Key words: Transtibial prosthesis, gender difference, quality of life, WHO QOL brief Scale.