title: Quality of life in war-related hip disarticulation in Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to evaluate health-related quality of life in veterans with hip disarticulation suffered during the Iran-Iraq War.
  
  
  METHODS
  All war-related injured with hip disarticulation were invited to a 7-day recreational camp. Of 183 subjects, 76 participated in this study. The impact of hip disarticulation on quality of life was measured using the 36-item short form health survey and compared with the scores of the general public.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age at the time of interview was 44.1±6.98 years. The lowest score of health-related quality of life subscales was bodily pain (32.88±33.20). The health-related quality of life in veterans with hip disarticulation was significantly lower than the general public in all subscales (p<0.05), with the exception of vitality (p=0.114).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Veterans with hip disarticulation due to war suffer from poor health-related quality of life. Appropriate interventions and rehabilitation programs are recommended to enhance quality of life in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masoumi
authors.affiliation: Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran; Iran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esfandiari
authors.affiliation: Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Department of Prevention, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Batool
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mousavi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004188:Disarticulation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007492:Iran; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult