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Veteran Perspectives on Phantom Limb Pain and Non-Drug Interventions by Tonya L Rich; Hannah L Phelan; Amy A Gravely; Kierra J Falbo; Jacob A Finn; Mary E Matsumoto; Katherine J Muschler; Christine M Olney; Jessica E Kiecker; Andrew H Hansen is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Phantom limb pain (PLP) commonly occurs post-amputation and can negatively affect the daily functioning of persons with amputation. Best practices for medication and non-drug management remain unclear. ## Objective To better understand the PLP experience and patients’ familiarity with treatments, phone interviews were conducted at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Regional Amputation Center in Veterans with amputations. ## Methods Fifty Veteran participants (average age 66, 96% male) with lower limb amputation were recruited for phone-based data collection of patient-reported outcomes (ie, demographics using the Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales-Revised (TAPES-R) and pain experience using the Phantom Phenomena Questionnaire) to characterize the population and a semi-structured interview. Notes taken during interviews were analyzed using the Krueger and Casey constant comparison analysis method. ## Results Participants had an average of 15 years since amputation, and 80% reported PLP as identified with the Phantom Phenomena Questionnaire. Investigators identified several core themes from the qualitative interviews including 1) high variability in the e

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Author

Tonya L Rich; Hannah L Phelan; Amy A Gravely; Kierra J Falbo; Jacob A Finn; Mary E Matsumoto; Katherine J Muschler; Christine M Olney; Jessica E Kiecker; Andrew H Hansen

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)