Rehabilitation of the child with lower limb loss

Rehabilitative care for children with limb difference often includes the provision and use of an artificial (or prosthetic) limb. Of key influence in this process is how parents experience and respond to their child's limb difference and prosthesis use. However, research on this is lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the experiences of parenting a child with limb difference who had been provided with an artificial limb. Design: Semi-structured interviews took place with seven parents. Interview data was recorded, transcribed and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: The analysis identified four themes: (1) managing the initial emotional experience through the development of coping resources; (2) opportunities through prosthesis use and its relationship with 'normality'; (3) managing and making sense of social reactions toward their child; (4) the intrinsic role of support: developing a collective connection and enabling shared knowledge. Conclusions: The study highlighted salient aspects to parents' experiences and sense-making that can inform clinical support. Emotional support, the management of social responses, and the holistic coordination of healthcare support with peer support networks are discussed. Healthcare professionals involved in the prosthetic rehabilitation process should look to explore these meanings to help support the management of the child's prosthesis use.

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Being the parent of a child with limb difference who has been provided with an artificial limb: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Oliver

Dixon

Murray

2019

Disability and Rehabilitation

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Participation in sports of Dutch children with lower limb deficiencies

Michielsen

Verschuren

et al. 2023

PRM

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PURPOSE: The primary aim was to describe sports participation of Dutch children and adolescents with lower limb deficiencies (LLD). The secondary aim was to explore perceived limitations concerning sports participation. METHODS: A total of 103 children and adolescents with LLD, aged 8–18 years (mean 11.7 years), were asked about their sports participation using a study-specific self-report questionnaire. RESULTS: Children and adolescents with LLD frequently (78%) participated in sports activities, and most of them (68%) participated in the sport of their preference. Just over half of all children (52%) perceived an inability to participate in specific sports. Physical performance (running) and endurance were mentioned as the most limiting factors in participating in certain sports. CONCLUSION: Children and adolescents with LLD in the Netherlands participate in a variety of sports. Despite dependency on lower limb prostheses in most cases, children and adolescents with LLD have a high potentiality of participating in sports.

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Rehabilitation of the child with lower limb loss

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Being the parent of a child with limb difference who has been provided with an artificial limb: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Being the parent of a child with limb difference who has been provided with an artificial limb: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Participation in sports of Dutch children with lower limb deficiencies

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