| Title |
Body Image and Self-Esteem in Lower-Limb Amputees
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0092943 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lukas A. Holzer, Florian Sevelda, Georg Fraberger, Olivia Bluder, Wolfgang Kickinger, Gerold Holzer |
| Abstract |
Limb amputation is often an inevitable procedure in the advanced condition of various diseases and poses a dramatic impact on a patient's life. The aim of the present study is to analyze the impact of lower-limb amputations on aesthetic factors such as body image and self-esteem as well as quality of life (QoL). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Benin | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 335 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 65 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 60 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 27 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 7% |
| Researcher | 23 | 7% |
| Other | 47 | 14% |
| Unknown | 91 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 67 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 61 | 18% |
| Psychology | 49 | 14% |
| Engineering | 17 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 33 | 10% |
| Unknown | 105 | 31% |