What are the barriers and enablers that people with a lower limb amputation experience when walking in the community?

H Batten, R Lamont, S Kuys, S McPhail… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To explore barriers and enablers to community walking perceived by people with
lower limb amputation. Materials and methods: Three focus groups (n= 14 participants) …

[HTML][HTML] Community ambulation in people with lower limb amputation: an observational cohort study

C Damiani, S Pournajaf, M Goffredo, S Proietti… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Lower limb amputation (LLA) is still a health issue requiring rehabilitation and long-term
care even in industrial societies. Several studies on subjects with LLA have been focused on …

Factors influencing physical activity among individuals with lower limb amputations: a qualitative study

LS Lee, SL Hitzig, A Mayo, M Devlin… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to physical
activity from multiple stakeholder perspectives including individuals with LLA and health …

The effect of a supervised community–based exercise program on balance, balance confidence, and gait in individuals with lower limb amputation

CA Miller, JE Williams, KL Durham… - Prosthetics and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Many individuals with lower limb loss report concern with walking ability after
completing structured traditional rehabilitation. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to …

Social and community participation following traumatic lower limb amputation: an exploratory qualitative study

J Keeves, A Hutchison, K D'Cruz… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To explore barriers and facilitators to social and community participation
experienced by people following traumatic lower limb amputation (LLA). Methods An …

Environmental barriers, activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced by people with major limb amputation

P Gallagher, MA O'Donovan, A Doyle… - Prosthetics and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Limited research is available that explores major limb amputation and the
World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health …

Perceptions of ability among adults with upper limb absence: impacts of learning, identity, and community

CL McDonald, CL Bennett, DK Rosner… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: The purpose of this research was to examine the lived experiences of adults with
upper limb absence, specifically the interplay of device use, ability, and quality of life through …

Exploring the barriers and facilitators to community reintegration for adults following traumatic upper limb amputation: a mixed methods systematic review

A Hutchison, K D'Cruz, P Ross… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Traumatic upper limb amputation (ULA) is a profound injury impacting participation
in activities of daily living, including those within the community setting. The objective of this …

A subjective measure of environmental facilitators and barriers to participation for people with mobility limitations

DB Gray, HH Hollingsworth, S Stark… - Disability and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and psychometric properties
of a self-report survey of environmental facilitators and barriers to participation by people …

Living with limb loss: everyday experiences of “good” and “bad” days in people with lower limb amputation

MC Day, R Wadey, S Strike - Disability and rehabilitation, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To provide an understanding of the everyday experiences of individuals with a
limb amputation. Methods: Twenty-two participants (14 female, 8 male) with a mean-age of …