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cpoj-45122	Steinberg, Rosalie J.; Robinson, Lawrence R.; Kachmarchuk, Oksana; Jankey, Sharon; Posa, Stephanie; Mayo, Amanda L.; Simon, Mindy; Kiss, Alex; Mackay, Crystal; Simpson, Robert; Wasilewski, Marina B.; Dilkas, Steven; Hitzig, Sander L.	USING A NOVEL PSYCHOSOCIAL GROUP INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE ADAPTION, COPING AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOLLOWING DYSVASCULAR LIMB AMPUTATIONS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY	2025	13	.pdf	application/pdf	9178	603	53	A comorbid diagnosis of depression is associated with lower prosthetic use, higher perceived vulnerability, and lower self-rated health.9 Individuals with LEA undergoing inpatient rehabilitation may receive psychiatric consultations, but individual assessments can be time-consuming and costly.10,11 Group therapy is a less-resource intensive mental health intervention, whereby one or more healthcare providers can treat a group of patients simultaneously.12 There is some preliminary evidence that group therapy may be beneficial for inpatients.13-15 For instance, one randomized clinical trial reported that LEA inpatients experienced improvements in anxiety, depression and body image after participating in group therapy.15 Similarly, a three session group therapy intervention for limb loss inpatients of mixed etiologies (trauma, dysvascular), including upper limb amputation, found that group therapy participants showed significantly lower distress levels than participants in the comparison group.13 Coping mechanisms used to deal with limb loss • Participants often discussed personal coping strategies to deal with their amputation, including humor, positivity, praying, smoking, and writing.	cache/cpoj-45122.pdf	txt/cpoj-45122.txt