“…Moreover, many researchers use scales or questionnaires designed for other clinical populations and adapt them to their studies, such as the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Reintegration of Normal Living (RNL) Index, and Barthel Index; others develop instruments and evaluate their psychometric properties, such as the Prosthetic Profile of the Amputee (PPA), Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ), Functional Measure for Amputees (FMA) Questionnaire, and the Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales—Revised (TAPES-R). 4,5–11 However, studies on people with amputation in the Portuguese language of Brazil are lacking, due to an insufficiency of instruments that provide information about quality of life, physical activity 12 and satisfaction, fit, and use of the prosthesis. 13…”