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GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States

For individuals with a disability, an increase in functional mobility may improve their quality of life and well-being. Greater understanding is needed on how factors such as gender, geography, and employment may play a role in mobility levels among individuals with lower limb amputation. OBJECTIVES...

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Autores principales: England, Dwiesha L., Miller, Taavy A., Stevens, Phillip M., Campbell, James H., Wurdeman, Shane R.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36787381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000219
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author England, Dwiesha L.
Miller, Taavy A.
Stevens, Phillip M.
Campbell, James H.
Wurdeman, Shane R.
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Stevens, Phillip M.
Campbell, James H.
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description For individuals with a disability, an increase in functional mobility may improve their quality of life and well-being. Greater understanding is needed on how factors such as gender, geography, and employment may play a role in mobility levels among individuals with lower limb amputation. OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between gender, geography, and employment status on mobility among lower limb prosthesis users. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of 7,524 patient mobility outcomes completed across the United States was performed. The regression model included the independent variables, such as age, gender, region, employment status, and amputation level. Mobility was entered as the dependent variable. RESULTS: Individuals who were employed had 3.6 times the odds of reaching increased mobility (Prosthetic Limb Users’ Survey of Mobility ≥ 50) than those unemployed (odds ratio 3.56, 95% confidence interval 3.10–4.09). Gender and geography were significantly associated with mobility as well. CONCLUSIONS: Being employed is associated with greater odds of reaching increased mobility. Addressing factors such as returning to employment may aid in improving mobility levels among prosthesis users.
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spelling pubmed-102496012023-06-09 GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States England, Dwiesha L. Miller, Taavy A. Stevens, Phillip M. Campbell, James H. Wurdeman, Shane R. Prosthet Orthot Int Original Research Report For individuals with a disability, an increase in functional mobility may improve their quality of life and well-being. Greater understanding is needed on how factors such as gender, geography, and employment may play a role in mobility levels among individuals with lower limb amputation. OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between gender, geography, and employment status on mobility among lower limb prosthesis users. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of 7,524 patient mobility outcomes completed across the United States was performed. The regression model included the independent variables, such as age, gender, region, employment status, and amputation level. Mobility was entered as the dependent variable. RESULTS: Individuals who were employed had 3.6 times the odds of reaching increased mobility (Prosthetic Limb Users’ Survey of Mobility ≥ 50) than those unemployed (odds ratio 3.56, 95% confidence interval 3.10–4.09). Gender and geography were significantly associated with mobility as well. CONCLUSIONS: Being employed is associated with greater odds of reaching increased mobility. Addressing factors such as returning to employment may aid in improving mobility levels among prosthesis users. Wolters Kluwer 2023-06 2023-02-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10249601/ /pubmed/36787381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000219 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer incorporated on behalf of The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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England, Dwiesha L.
Miller, Taavy A.
Stevens, Phillip M.
Campbell, James H.
Wurdeman, Shane R.
GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States
title GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States
title_full GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States
title_fullStr GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States
title_full_unstemmed GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States
title_short GGEM: Gender, Geography, and EMployment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the United States
title_sort ggem: gender, geography, and employment differences based on mobility levels among lower limb prosthesis users living in the united states
topic Original Research Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36787381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000219
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