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Included in this study are the results of the PEQ and explanatory-sociodemographic variables, as well as a descriptive and analytic analysis. Results: Gender differences were observed in \u201cappearance\u201d and \u201cperception of appearance\u201d (significantly higher levels for men). Older patients tended to have worse scores in \u201cutility\u201d, \u201cfrustration\u201d, \u201csocial burden\u201d and \u201cdeambulation\u201d. More favorable scores were obtained for those residing in rural areas in \u201csocial burden\u201d and \u201cdeambulation\u201d. Educational level had a positive correlation with scores. Conclusion: Gender, age, place of residence, and educational level could be considered determinants of the quality of health related to prosthesis adaptation in vascular amputees. Clinical relevance: Knowing the influential variables in the process of prosthetization will allow better adaptation and an improvement in the quality of life.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17082691","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]],"date-time":"2020-04-15T04:01:46Z","timestamp":1586923306000},"page":"2691","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Sociodemographic Determinants for the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Vascular Amputations as Determined with the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Vicente","family":"Benavent","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Lluis Alcanyis, Rehabilitation, 46800 X\u00e1tiva, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8079-8491","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda","family":"Ten\u00edas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Direcci\u00f3n General de Investigaci\u00f3n, Innovaci\u00f3n, Tecnolog\u00eda y Calidad, Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut P\u00fablica, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Pellin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Valencia International University, 46002 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9647-5980","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jorge","family":"Casa\u00f1a Mohedo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Europea, 46010 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8818-3117","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Cristina","family":"Cabellos-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Universitari i Polit\u00e8cnic La Fe, Grupo de Investigaci\u03ccn Enfermero en Arte y Ciencia del Cuidado GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8607-3195","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vicente","family":"Gea-Caballero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of Universitat de Valencia, Grupo de Investigaci\u03ccn en Arte y Ciencia del Cuidado GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"196","DOI":"10.1177\/0309364618792723","article-title":"Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation","volume":"43","author":"Batten","year":"2019","journal-title":"Prosthet. 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