ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2022
Voices of Women Veterans with Lower Limb Prostheses: a Qualitative Study.
Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03733054 (Understanding Prosthetic Needs and Outcomes in Women Veterans With Amputation), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Understanding Prosthetic Needs and Outcomes in Women Veterans With Amputation
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Quantifying the unique needs of women with lower limb loss: A national, cross-sectional, survey-based needs assessment.PloS one · 2026Article
- Women Veterans and Mobility Aids.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Influencers of participation in social roles and activities among women veterans with lower extremity amputations: an exploratory qualitative study.Disability and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The power-and complexity-of policy to drive advances in women's health.Science advances · 2025Review
- Satisfaction With Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetics and Support Services as Reported by Women and Men Veterans.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2024Article
- Gender differences in prosthesis-related outcomes among veterans: Results of a national survey of U.S. veterans.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The effect of depression on prosthesis prescription in men and women who have undergone a lower limb amputation.Disability and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Peer Support for Individuals with Major Limb Loss: a Scoping Review.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2023Article
- Validity of Methods to Identify Individuals With Lower Extremity Amputation Using Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Records.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWomen Veterans with amputation are a group with unique needs whose numbers have grown over the last 5 years, accounting for nearly 3% of all Veterans with amputation in 2019. Although identified as a national priority by the Veterans Health Administration, the needs of this population have remained largely underrepresented in amputation research.
objectiveTo describe the experiences of women Veterans with lower extremity amputation (LEA) related to prosthetic care provision and devices.
designNational qualitative study using semi-structured individual interviews.
participantsThirty women Veterans with LEA who had been prescribed a prosthesis at least 12 months prior. APPROACH: Inductive content analysis. KEY
resultsFour key themes emerged: (1) a sense of "feeling invisible" and lacking a connection with other women Veterans with amputation; (2) the desire for prosthetic devices that meet their biological and social needs; (3) the need for individualized assessment and a prosthetic limb prescription process that is tailored to women Veterans; the current process was often perceived as biased and either dismissive of women's concerns or failing to adequately solicit them; and (4) the desire for prosthetists who listen to and understand women's needs.
conclusionsWomen Veterans with LEA articulated themes reminiscent of those previously reported by male Veterans with LEA, such as the importance of prostheses and the central role of the provider-patient relationship. However, they also articulated unique needs that could translate into specific strategies to improve prosthetic care, such as integrating formal opportunities for social support and peer interaction for women Veterans with LEA, advocating for administrative changes and research efforts to expand available prosthetic component options, and ensuring that clinical interactions are gender-sensitive and free of bias.
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