Is religiosity a good predictor of psychological health in patients undergoing major lower limb amputations?

• Main Authors: Ang Poh Thean, Charles, Awang, Shukrimi, Musa, Ramli, Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine; RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/80286/1/97.%20Charles%20Religiosity%20Ortho.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80286/; http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/ijo/article/view/2795

INTRODUCTION: Major lower limb amputation has a huge psychological impact on the patient and has been a concern to treating surgeons. Like with all other medical conditions, prevention is better than cure. Thereby it is of uttermost importance to identify susceptible individuals and early referral t...