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Of How Much Better off You Would Be If You Had Not Lost an Arm ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Siller, Jerome Silverman, S. L. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | the possible exception of the introductory Section I (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, Spring 1958; Vol. 5, No. 1), the foregoing presentations in this series have in general been concerned with the biomechanical aspects of the man-machine entity in prosthetic restoration. If, however, our understanding of amputee needs and limitations is to be comprehensive, we must inquire also into the mental and emotional characteristics of the man served by the machine. Consideration of the psychological factors in amputee rehabilitation was therefore an important aspect of the UpperExtremity Field Studies, and the results of these investigations are summarized in this three-part article. The first part, Personality Dynamics of Amputees, discusses a number of the psychological variables that are relevant to amputation. The second deals with Social and Functional Factors in Prosthetic Wear. And the final one, Attitudes Toward Prosthetic Wear, Before and After Fitting, describes the attitudes shown toward arm prostheses by amputees who had never before worn an artificial arm. The rationale of the study, and the data-collecting instruments here referred to as "appendices," are all to be found in Section I (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, Spring 1958; Vol. 5, No. 1; pp. 46 through 56). |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.oandplibrary.org/al/pdf/1958_02_088.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
