CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE A QUALIDADE DE VIDA E FUNCIONALIDADE DE INDIVÍDUOS AMPUTADOS DE MEMBROS INFERIORES

Abstract

Amputation, in general, is a traumatic process for any individual, which can lead to a decrease in functionality and quality of life. With the loss of the limb, there are changes in the individual's life, which, together with personal, socioenvironmental and cultural factors, may limit the socialization of the individual, affecting the activities of daily living and consequently the quality of life. Therefore, it is aimed to correlate the quality of life and functionality of subjects with amputation of lower limbs using prostheses according to the level of transfemoral and transtibial amputation. This is a cross-sectional field study with a sample of 30 individuals, divided into two groups according to the level of amputation: Group 1 - Transitibial and Group 2 - Transfemoral. Participants answered two questionnaires to evaluate the functionality and quality of life, being Functional Measure for Amputees (FMA) and Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF36), respectively. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the South Minas Research and Training Foundation - FEPESMIG, according to the number of opinion 830.938 and CAAE 61706716.4.0000.5111. The results showed low scores on quality of life and functionality regarding the scales applied, regardless of the level of amputation. The correlation between quality of life and functionality were significantly correlated in the seven domains measured by SF36, being these functional capacity, limited by physical aspects, general health, vitality, pain, social aspects and mental health. Being that, the correlation was similar in both groups. Thus, this fact demonstrates that the decrease in function affects the quality of life of these individuals, regardless of the level of amputation, and a global rehabilitation approach is necessary to minimize not only physical losses, but also psychosocial aspects.