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ArticlePhysiotherapy theory and practice2020

Balance-confidence is associated with community participation, perceived physical mobility, and performance-based function among individuals with a unilateral amputation.

Jaclyn Megan Sions, Tara Jo Manal, John Robert Horne, Frank Bernard Sarlo, Ryan Todd Pohlig

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Article in Physiotherapy theory and practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Effects of organized physical activity on quality of life and Phantom pain among adults with lower limb amputation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jaclyn Megan SionsDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware , Newark, DE, USA.
Tara Jo ManalDelaware Physical Therapy Clinic, University of Delaware , Newark, DE, USA.
John Robert HorneIndependence Prosthetics-Orthotics, Inc ., Newark, DE, USA.
Frank Bernard SarloPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Christiana Health Care System , Newark, DE, USA.
Ryan Todd PohligCollege of Health Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark, DE, USA.

Funding

Trunk Muscle Characteristics and their Association with Balance, Function, and Participation among Individuals with AmputationsR03HD088668 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI SIONS, JACLYN MEGAN · 2017 to 2018
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NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD088668
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore relationships between balance-confidence and: 1) community participation; 2) self-perceived mobility; and 3) performance-based physical function among individuals with a lower-limb amputation using a prosthetic.

Indexed as

Artificial LimbsCommunity ParticipationLocomotionPostural BalanceAdultAgedAmputeesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesWalk TestAmputeeslower extremitysocial participation

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PMID29952694
PMCPMC6310658

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