Research Article

Coping with a Lower Limb Amputation due to Vascular Disease in the Hospital, Rehabilitation, and Home Setting

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Participants Qualitative subsample
( )( )
M (SD)M (SD)

Age (years)65.6 (13.6)64.9 (14.5)
Schooling (years)10.1 (3.3)9.6 (3.4)

Frequency (%)Frequency (%)

Gender
 Men9 (56.3)6 (60.0)
Marital Status
 Single3 (18.8)2 (20.0)
 Widowed 3 (18.8)4 (40.0)
 Divorced/separated3 (18.8)0 (0.0)
 Married/common law7 (43.8)4 (40.0)
Side of amputation
 Right11 (68.8)6 (60.0)
 Left5 (31.3)4 (40.0)
Level of amputation
 Transtibial12 (75.0)6 (60.0)
 Transfemoral4 (25.0)4 (40.0)