@article{Ali_Mumtaz_Saqulain_2021, title={PREDICAMENTS OF PROSTHETISTS & ORTHOTISTS IN PAKISTAN}, volume={71}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3513}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.3513}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To find out the level of anxiety, depression and stress and its association with quality of life of<br>Prosthetists and Orthotists.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Rehabilitation departments and institutes including Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences, Peshawar; King Edward Medical University, Lahore; Dow Medical University, Karachi; Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi; and Prosthetists and Orthotists working in public and private sectors, over a period of 6 months from Jun 2018 to Nov 2018.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> A sample of 250 Prosthetists and Orthotists of both genders, aged 20 to 60 years, were recruited<br>using non probability purposive sampling. Those working in administrative posts and those who graduated after 2017 were excluded. Demographic sheet; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21; and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey-36 were administered through e-mail for data collection. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS Version21. Pearson correlation test was used to analyze any association.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Results revealed prevalence of 139 (55.6%) for depression with predominance of moderate depression<br>63 (45.32%), followed by mild 37 (26.62%), severe 24 (17.37%) and very severe depression 15 (10.79%); 154 (61.6%) for anxiety with predominance of severe level of anxiety 59 (38.31%), followed by moderate 48 (31.17%), mild 26 (16.88%), & severe anxiety 21 (13,64%); and 115 (46%) for stress with predominance of moderate stress 55 (47.82%), followed by mild 30 (26.10%), severe 20 (17.39%) and very severe stress 10 (8.69%). For quality of life SF-36 revealed a total mean score of 62.54 ± 16.72 and statistically..........</p>}, number={Suppl-1}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Ali, Faiza and Mumtaz, Nazia and Saqulain, Ghulam}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={S229–34} }