Impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity and quality of life in adults with lower limb amputation

Mellema, Mirjam; Risnes, Martha; Mirtaheri, Peyman; Gjøvaag, Terje

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“…The most frequently used wearable technologies were the StepWatch (Modus Health, Edmonds, Santa Monica, CA, USA) [ 4 , 21 , 25 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 54 , 57 , 58 , 61 , 64 , 65 , 69 , 73 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 84 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 98 , 100 , 101 , 110 , 114 , 115 , 116 ], ActiGraph (ActiGraph, Pensacola, FL, USA) [ 29 , 31 , 32 , 39 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 47 , 53 , 70 , 75 , 80 , 81 , …”

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“…Of the 46 included observational studies, 13 studies aimed to describe characteristics of real-world behavior [ 21 , 26 , 33 , 40 , 60 , 63 , 66 ], real-world measurements in a specific population [ 44 , 50 , 62 ], or at a specific moment in time, such as post-rehabilitation [ 21 , 45 , 50 ], or during a mountaineering expedition [ 59 ]. Four studies observed changes in real-world behavior over time, including changes between before and during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 24 , 27 ], during in-patient and leave periods [ 36 ], and before and after prosthetic disuse [ 25 ]. One study investigated the effect of various prosthetic accommodation durations [ 35 ].…”

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“…Seventy-two articles reported on step count. The majority reported the number of steps taken per day [ 4 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 47 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 64 , 65 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 75 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 84 , 86 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 93 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98...…”

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“…The most frequently used wearable technologies were the StepWatch (Modus Health, Edmonds, Santa Monica, CA, USA) [4,21,25,27,28,30,42,44,46,[48][49][50][51]54,57,58,61,64,65,69,73,[77][78][79]84,[86][87][88][89][90][94][95][96]98,100,101,110,[114][115][116], ActiGraph (ActiGraph, Pensacola, FL, USA) [29,31,32,39,41,43,45,47,53,70,...…”

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“…Step Count Seventy-two articles reported on step count. The majority reported the number of steps taken per day [4,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]36,37,39,40,42,44,46,47,[49][50][51]53,55,56,58,59,61,62,64,65,[68][69][70][71][72][73]75,[77][78][79]81,82,84,86,[89][90][91]93,[95][96][97]…”

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Reported Outcome Measures in Studies of Real-World Ambulation in People with a Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review

Mellema

Gjøvaag

2022

Sensors

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Background: The rapidly increasing use of wearable technology to monitor free-living ambulatory behavior demands to address to what extent the chosen outcome measures are representative for real-world situations. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the purpose of use of wearable activity monitors in people with a Lower Limb Amputation (LLA) in the real world, to identify the reported outcome measures, and to evaluate to what extent the reported outcome measures capture essential information from real-world ambulation of people with LLA. Methods: The literature search included a search in three databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, and EMBASE) for articles published between January 1999 and January 2022, and a hand-search. Results and conclusions: 98 articles met the inclusion criteria. According to the included studies’ main objective, the articles were classified into observational (n = 46), interventional (n = 34), algorithm/method development (n = 12), and validity/feasibility studies (n = 6). Reported outcome measures were grouped into eight categories: step count (reported in 73% of the articles), intensity of activity/fitness (31%), type of activity/body posture (27%), commercial scores (15%), prosthetic use and fit (11%), gait quality (7%), GPS (5%), and accuracy (4%). We argue that researchers should be more careful with choosing reliable outcome measures, in particular, regarding the frequently used category step count. However, the contemporary technology is limited in providing a comprehensive picture of real-world ambulation. The novel knowledge from this review should encourage researchers and developers to engage in debating and defining the framework of ecological validity in rehabilitation sciences, and how this framework can be utilized in the development of wearable technologies and future studies of real-world ambulation in people with LLA.

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Reported Outcome Measures in Studies of Real-World Ambulation in People with a Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review

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2022

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Health Related Quality of Life for Patients with Diabetic Foot Amputation

Ahmed¹,

Mahmoud²,

Saad³

2023

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: In the latter stages of many illnesses, such as diabetes mellitus, limb amputation is a life-altering treatment that has social, psychological, and functional repercussions that lower the patient's quality of life. Objective: The current study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life for patients with diabetic foot amputation. Patients and methods: A descriptive exploratory study was conducted at the Outpatient Clinic affiliated to Beni-Suef University Hospital. A total of 70 diabetic patients, 3 to 18 after amputation operation for follow up, were recruited using a purposive sample. Data of participants were collected using two tools; (I): Structured interviewing questionnaire, it included three parts; socio-demographic characteristics of patients, medical history of patients and knowledge assessment questionnaire. (II) World Health Organization quality of life SF36 questionnaire. Results: About 51.4% of studied patients were in the age group 50 -<60 years, 58.6% of them had unsatisfactory total knowledge level regarding diabetic foot and amputation, and 60% of them had unhealthy or poor quality of life. There was no statistically significant correlation between total knowledge and total quality of life regarding diabetic foot amputation. Conclusion: Developing and implementing an educational programme for patients with diabetic foot amputation for improvement of their quality of life is strongly and urgently needed.

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Impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity and quality of life in adults with lower limb amputation

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Reported Outcome Measures in Studies of Real-World Ambulation in People with a Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review

Reported Outcome Measures in Studies of Real-World Ambulation in People with a Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review

Health Related Quality of Life for Patients with Diabetic Foot Amputation

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