- Qualitative Study
- Constructivism
- To investigate the effects of the physical therapy service on participants' satisfaction and perceived problems with said service.
- Interviews
- Questionaire
- Descriptive Study
- Adult Lower Limb Amputees
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Inclusion Factors
- Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation
- Vascular Disease
- Amputation by Vascular or Orthapidic Surgeon
- Already using Prosthetic
- Has Achieved ADLs
- All medical services in Puerto Rico **
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Exclusion Factors
- Incomplete wound healing process
- Amputation due to Trauma
- Cognitive impairments
- Justification
- Semi-Structured
- Rehabilitation Centers in Puerto Rico
- Vascular patients are a vast population in Puerto Rico. There is no founded information exploring these patients perspectives and perceptions of problems with physical therapy services after suffering a lower limb amputation.
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Content analysis
- Classification and Coding
- Statistical analysis