How Depressive Levels Are Related to the Adults' Experiences of Lower-Limb Amputation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Autor/in	Senra, Hugo
Titel	How Depressive Levels Are Related to the Adults' Experiences of Lower-Limb Amputation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 36 (2013) 1, S.13-20 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0342-5282
DOI	10.1097/MRR.0b013e328356429d
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Adults; Physical Disabilities; Experience; Mixed Methods Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Emotional Experience; Adjustment (to Environment); Coping; Well Being; Identification (Psychology); Self Concept; Rehabilitation; Foreign Countries; Social Support Groups; Portugal; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Erfahrung; Bewältigung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	The current pilot study aims to explore whether different adults' experiences of lower-limb amputation could be associated with different levels of depression. To achieve these study objectives, a convergent parallel mixed methods design was used in a convenience sample of 42 adult amputees (mean age of 61 years; SD = 13.5). All of them had undergone lower-limb amputation after the age of 18 years and were being followed up at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of a General Hospital. A semistructured interview was conducted to explore patients' experiences of amputation, and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale was applied to assess depressive levels. In total, 31% of the patients fulfilled the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale criteria for depression. Higher depressive levels (P less than 0.05) were found in patients who manifested greater self-awareness of impairment, lower identification with the impairment, and a poorer perception of well-being and social support. The results suggest that the increase in depressive levels in amputees may be associated with adaptive dimensions of the emotional experience of impairment, rather than itself being a mere sign of maladjustment or negative coping. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10