Assessment of quality of life of amputee in war victims

Abstract

Aims: To assess the quality of life (Q.o.L) of amputee patients and the relation with some variables. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out at Al-Mosul rehabilitation center during the period from 10 th April to 30 th June 2004. The sample of the study consisted of 160 amputee patients with lower limb amputation selected randomly. The data was collected by using assessment tool which consists of (66) items distributed to three domains (physical, psychological and social). Results: The results of the study show that there are many problems in all areas through the amputee patient's life. The psychological problems come in the first rank among problems faced by amputee patients, while the physical and social aspects come later throughout the amputee patient life. Significant differences were found between the quality of life of amputee patient and variables of study (age, social status, level of education, urbanicity, level of amputation, reason of amputation and using assistance device). Recommendations: The study recommended to establish rehabilitation centers to accommodate war victims; training program should be carried out in special workshop for vocational rehabilitation therapy and educational programs for families of amputee patients for care to provide and improve quality of their life. ‫اﻟﺨﻼﺻﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺮوب‬ ‫آﻮارث‬ ‫إﻟﻰ‬ ‫ﺗﻌﺮﺿﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﻠﺪان‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺴﺪي‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻌﻮق‬ ‫ﺷﻴﻮﻋﺎ‬ ‫اﻷآﺜﺮ‬ ‫اﻷﺷﻜﺎل‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻷﻃﺮاف‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺮ‬ ‫ﻳﻌﺪ‬ ‫اﻷﺷﻜﺎل‬ ‫ﺑﻤﺨﺘﻠﻒ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺘﺮ‬ ‫ﺑﺴﺒﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻮق‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻻت‬ ‫ﻋﺪد‬ ‫زﻳﺎدة‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﺑﺪورهﺎ‬ ‫واﻟﺘﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫وأﻻزﻣﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻜﺮرة‬ ‫واﻷ‬ ً ‫ﺳﻨﺄ‬ ‫اﻷﺻﻐﺮ‬ ‫اﻷﺷﺨﺎص‬ ‫ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬ ‫وﺑﺼﻮرة‬ ‫ﻋﻤﺎر‬. ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺸﺎآﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ‬ ‫وﺟﻮد‬ ‫ﺟﻠﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻈﻬﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻮق‬ ‫ﻟﻬﺬا‬ ‫وآﻨﺘﻴﺠﺔ‬ ‫وﻋﻮاﺋﻠﻬﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺘﺮ‬ ‫ﻣﺮﺿﻰ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﺎة‬ ‫ﻧﻮﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺗﺆﺛﺮ‬ ‫واﻟﺘﻲ‬ ‫واﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﻔﺴﻴﺔ‬ ،‫اﻟﺠﺴﺪﻳﺔ‬ ،‫واﻷوﺟﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺠﺎﻻت‬ ‫ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ‬. ‫اﻟﻬﺪف‬ : ‫ﺑﺒ‬ ‫وﻋﻼﻗﺘﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺘﺮ‬ ‫ﻟﻤﺮﺿﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻴﺎة‬ ‫ﻧﻮﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻐﻴﺮات‬ ‫ﻌﺾ‬. ‫اﻟﻤﻨﻬﺠﻴﺔ‬ : ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻔﺘﺮة‬ ‫ﺧﻼل‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺘﺮ‬ ‫ﻟﻤﺮﺿﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻴﺎة‬ ‫ﻧﻮﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﻢ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺘﺄهﻴﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻮﺻﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﺮآﺰ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫أﺟﺮﻳﺖ‬ ‫وﺻﻔﻴﺔ‬ ‫دراﺳﺔ‬ ١٠ / ٤ ‫ﻟﻐﺎﻳﺔ‬ ٣٠ / ٦ / ٢٠٠٢. ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻧﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻴﻨﺔ‬) ١٦٠ (‫اﻟﻤﻮﺻﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﺮآﺰ‬ ‫دورﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺼﻮرة‬ ‫،ﻳﺮاﺟﻌﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻔﻠﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻄﺮف‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﺘﺮ‬ ‫ﻟﺪﻳﻪ‬ ً ‫ﻣﺮﻳﻀﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻮﺻﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺘﺄهﻴﻞ‬. ‫ﺗﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻷداة‬ ‫ﺗﻜﻮﻧﺖ‬ ‫ﺣﻴﺚ‬ ،‫ﻟﻠﺘﻘﻴﻴﻢ‬ ‫أداة‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام‬ ‫اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻊ‬) ٦٦ (‫ﻣﺠﺎﻻت‬ ‫ﺛﻼﺛﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﻣﻮزﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﻘﺮة‬) ‫اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻼت‬ ، ‫اﻟﻨﻔﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫،اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻼت‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺴﺪﻳﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻼت‬ (.