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Quality of Life after Amputations of the Lower Extremities

Journal of Surgery & Anesthesia Research, 2023
Amputation is the loss of a part of the body, but it is also the end of pain and a New Beginning of Life.
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Quality of life in patients with vascular malformations of the lower extremity

British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2004
With the exception of capillary malformations (port-wine stains), the adverse psychosocial effects of vascular malformations have not received much attention in the medical literature. We, therefore, studied health related quality of life of patients with vascular malformations located primarily on the lower extremity, who presented to us over a 10 ...
Breugem, Corstiaan C., Merkus, Maruschka P., Smitt, J. Henk Sillevis, Legemate, Dink A., van der Horst, Chantal M. A. M.   +4 more
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The quality of life of the limb-threatened patient after lower-extremity revascularization

Journal of Vascular Nursing, 1996
There is limited research evaluating the quality of life after lower-extremity revascularization surgery. Nursing is concerned not only with survival and decreased morbidity, but also with the whole patient. An impact analysis survey was used to investigate whether patients perceived their quality of life to be improved after they underwent lower ...
K R, Bruni, D M, Hoosier-Paty, G T, Hoffman   +2 more
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Effects of Linking-Pin Quality on the Quality of Working Life of Lower Participants

Administrative Science Quarterly, 1977
The authors express their appreciation to the administrators and the participants in this study and acknowledge the research assistance of Robert Liden, Cindi Fukami, Dan Gallagher, Joan Graen, Lee Stepina, and Sophia Zukrowski, and James Terborg's and Mary Zalesny's review of earlier drafts.
George Graen, James F. Cashman, Steven Ginsburg, William Schiemann   +3 more
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The Quality of Life Outcome Following Treatment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2000
This study aims to assess the impact of medical and surgical treatment on treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on pain, prostatic symptoms, disease-specific quality of life and health-related quality of life. Patients scheduled for medical (alpha-blockers) and surgical treatment (transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP) were recruited in
K F, Quek, W Y, Low, A H, Razack, C S, Loh, C B, Chua   +4 more
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The “staying alive” theory reinforces stereotypes and shows women's lower quality of life

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2022
Abstract Staying alive theory explains why women have more effective self-protective mechanisms in terms of woman's role as a mother and caregiver. This theory reinforces stereotypes and the relationship of oppression and submission to men. Somewhat paradoxically, it also points to women's lower quality of life, which may be explained by their ...
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The impact of lower leg compartment syndrome on health related quality of life

Injury, 2002
Although the aetiology, pathophysiology and treatment of acute compartment syndrome have been well described in the literature, there is limited information on the long-term impact of compartment syndrome on quality of life. We reviewed the medical records and radiographs of all the patients treated with surgical decompression of compartment syndrome ...
P V, Giannoudis, C, Nicolopoulos, H, Dinopoulos, A, Ng, S, Adedapo, P, Kind   +5 more
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The role of nocturia in the quality of life of men with lower urinary tract symptoms

BJU International, 2010
Study Type – Symptom prevalence (retrospective cohort)
Level of Evidence 2b OBJECTIVES To determine the role of treatment‐associated improvement in nocturia in health‐related quality of life (HRQL) in patients ...
van Dijk, Marleen M., Wijkstra, Hessel, Debruyne, Frans M., de La Rosette, Jean J. M. C. H., Michel, Martin C.   +4 more
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The Lower the Physical Function, the Higher the Quality of Life in Japanese Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 2023
To investigate the factors that contribute to subjective quality of life (QOL) in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).We evaluated the subjective QOL in 51 adolescents with CP through interviews using the Japanese version of KIDSCREEN-27 (J-KIDSCREEN-27) and compared the scores with those of 60 typically developing adolescents.
Masako, Kato, Hiroshi, Arai, Koyu, Komatsu, Kiyomi, Tateyama, Takashi, Nishikawa   +4 more
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Assessment of health‐related quality of life in patients with lymphedema of the lower limb

Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2006
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to examine the use of a number of tools in the evaluation of health‐related quality of life in patients with lower limb lymphedema, and to determine the consequences of cancer history and concurrent leg ulceration.
Franks, Peter J., Moffatt, Christine J., Docherty, Debra C., Williams, Anne F., Jeffs, Eunice, Mortimer, Peter S.   +5 more
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