Rehabilitation psychology
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Rehabilitation psychology · May 2010
Comparative StudyTo lump or to split? Comparing individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic limb loss in the first year after amputation.
To compare individuals with traumatic (TE) vs. nontraumatic (NTE) amputation etiology on pain, psychological, and social variables over the first 12 months postamputation, and to explore changes in mean levels of and correlations between these variables over time. ⋯ Despite significant demographic and preamputation experience differences, few differences in outcomes emerged by etiology group in the first year after amputation. Findings suggest that the year after amputation may be a time of greater change for those with traumatic amputation compared to those with nontraumatic amputation.