Phantom pain and health-related quality of life in lower limb amputees

Cees P. van der Schans; Jan H B Geertzen; Tanneke Schoppen; Pieter U Dijkstra

doi:10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00511-0

Phantom pain and health-related quality of life in lower limb amputees

Cees P. van der Schans
, Jan H B Geertzen
, Tanneke Schoppen
, Pieter U Dijkstra

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Centrum voor Revalidatie
Northern Center for Health Care Research, University of Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afdeling Gezondheidswetenschappen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Pijncentrum

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Amputation of a limb may affect quality of life. However, little is known concerning health-related quality of life in amputees. The purposes of this study were to describe health-related quality of life in a population of lower limb amputees and to investigate potential determinants, including phantom pain. Data from 437 patients with a lower limb amputation were analyzed in this cross-sectional study. Amputation-related problems were investigated using a questionnaire. Health-related quality of life was investigated using the RAND-36 DLV. Amputees with phantom pain had a poorer health-related quality of life than amputees without phantom pain. In general, the most important amputation-specific determinants of health-related quality of life were "walking distance" and "stump pain."

Originele taal-2	English
Pagina's (van-tot)	429-436
Tijdschrift	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume	24
Nummer van het tijdschrift	4
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00511-0
Status	Published - 1 okt. 2002
Extern gepubliceerd	Ja

Keywords

amputaties
geamputeerden
gezondheidsstatus
mensen
benen
fantoompijn

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