Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Lebanese Lower Limb Traumatic Amputees: Association with Education, Employment, Adjustment to Amputation and Prosthesis Satisfaction.
Nour El Hoda Saleh, Fatima Hamiye, Marwa Summaka, Hiba Zein, Rami El Mazbouh, Ibrahim Naim
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Abstract
ObjectiveTo examine and compare the association between the presence of depression and anxiety symptoms and different sociodemographic and clinical factors including the adjustment to amputation and prosthesis satisfaction among Lebanese individuals with lower limb amputation (LLA). Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2022 and May 2023 among 72 participants with LLA. Participants completed a questionnaire that included sociodemographic and clinical variables, the revised Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scale (TAPES-R), and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25). Result: Using the HSCL depression and anxiety cut-off, 25% of participants were categorized as having depression symptoms, with unemployment being significantly associated (p-value < .05) with depression. Similarly, 25% were classified as having anxiety symptoms, with both lower education and unemployment (p-value < .05) significantly linked to anxiety. TAPES-R subscales scores exhibited significant differences between non-depressed and depressed, as well as non-anxious and anxious participants (p-value < .05). Correlation analysis demonstrated significant relationship between HSCL scales and TAPES-R subscales; lower scores in adjustment to amputation and prosthesis satisfaction were moderately associated with increased rates of depression (r ranging between -0.331 and -0.500, p-values < .005) and increased rates of anxiety symptoms (r ranging between -0.362 and -0.441, p-values < .002). In addition, higher scores in activity limitation were moderately correlated to increased rates of depression and anxiety (r = 0.438 for anxiety and 0.490 for depression; p < .001). Conclusion: Mental health symptoms are associated with educational level, employment status, and adjustment to amputation and prosthesis satisfaction in Lebanese individuals with LLA. These findings should be considered to achieve optimal prosthetic rehabilitation.
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Internationally recognized, Psychiatry has responded to rapid research advances in psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, trauma, and psychopathology. Increasingly, studies in these areas are being placed in the context of human development across the lifespan, and the multiple systems that influence individual functioning. This journal provides broadly applicable and effective strategies for dealing with the major unsolved problems in the field.