Relationships among perceived functional capacity, self-efficacy, and disability after dysvascular amputation

Prosthesis rehabilitation after dysvascular transtibial amputation (TTA) is focused on optimizing functional capacity with limited emphasis on promoting health self-efficacy. Self-efficacy interventions decrease disability for people living with chronic disease, but the influence of self-efficacy on disability is unknown for people with dysvascular TTA.

Source: PM and R - March 26, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Matthew J. Miller, Dawn M. Magnusson, Guy Lev, Thomas T. Fields, Paul F. Cook, Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley, Cory L. Christiansen Source Type: research