PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effect of postacute rehabilitation setting on mental and emotional health among persons with dysvascular amputations.
To examine the effect of postacute rehabilitation settings on depression and emotional and social functioning among patients undergoing major lower extremity dysvascular amputations. ⋯ This study showed an association between reduction in depressive symptoms and emotional suffering and management after lower limb amputation on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. These results add to the growing body of literature suggesting better outcomes for persons with vascular-related amputations who receive care at an IRF relative to other postacute care settings.