Level of resilience of amputation patient: a cross sectional study

Abstract

Background: Amputation of the limbs has been reported to a significantly stressful event for an individual. Adjusting to life after an amputation can be challenging, but many people enjoy a good quality of life once they have managed to adapt. Whereas, resilience gives people the emotional strength to cope with trauma and adversity. Resilience is the ability to adjust to difficult situations. It indicates that when stress, adversity or trauma strikes, we still experience anger, grief and pain, but we're able to keep functioning both physically and psychologically. If we lack resilience, we might dwell on problems, become overwhelmed or turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms. This study focused on level of resilience of amputation patient to investigate that how their level of resilience. Aim: The aim of the study is to explore how the level of resilience of amputation patient. Methodology: The study design was cross sectional. Data was collected from the amputation patient who come to Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka. A field test was accomplished before starting the data collection with 3 participants. 70 participants recruited through non-random sampling (convenience sampling) by a structure questionnaire Connor Davidson Resilience Scale 25 (CD- RISC-25) with face-to-face interview. Data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 26. Result: Among 70 participants 88.6% was male and 11.4% was female and between them most of the participant’s was lower limb amputee about 91.4% and 4.3% upper limb amputee. Most of the participants about 47.1% age range were 18-29 years, Abstract among them 24.3% participants were unemployed and 18.6% participants were student. About 24.3% monthly income was 1-10 thousand. Concerning resilience scale score most of the participants seemed to lower level of resilience. Among the participants, 55.7% participants resilience score ranged from 0-73 this indicates that they are in lowest quartile. It apprise that most of the participants are less resilient as they are in lowest quartile. Conclusion: This study contributes to the current body of knowledge about resilience. The findings of the study suggest that the amputation patient resilience level is lowest which is indicate that they are least resilient. Key words: Amputation, Resilience