Table 2:
Summary of the seven included articles and demographic characteristics.
| ARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Historical Cohort | 1 |
| Qualitative | 2 |
| Case Report | 2 |
| Descriptive | 2 |
| QUALITY OF STUDIES | |
| Good Quality | 4 |
| Lesser Quality | 3 |
| SELF-MANAGEMENT | |
| Impact of Hand Function | 1 |
| Efficacy of Education and Training | 3 |
| Self-Management Practices | 1 |
| Prosthetic Prescriptions | 2 |
| PARTICIPANTS (259 people) | |
| Males | 185 |
| Females | 54 |
| Not Disclosed | 20 |
| AGE | |
| Range | 18-90 |
| Approximate Mean Age | 61 |
| LEVEL OF AMPUTATION | |
| Trans-femoral | 33 |
| Knee Disarticulation | 13 |
| Trans-tibial | 128 |
| Symes | 8 |
| Not Disclosed (Includes UE and LE) | 77 |
| TYPE OF LIMB LOSS | |
| Acquired | 250 |
| Congenital | 7 |
| Not Disclosed | 2 |