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Purpose: To determine the pain characteristics and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of upper and lower limb amputees.

Method: Amputees attending the Prince of Wales Prosthetic Clinics in 2006 were administered a questionnaire survey of their pain experiences, Short form McGill pain questionnaire, Short Form 36 (SF 36) and Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ).

Results: Of the 17 who were upper limb amputees (including the two multiple limb amputees), only 1 was pain free and of the 39 who were lower limb amputees 14 were pain free.

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The influence of multi-morbidity and self-reported socio-economic standing on the prevalence of depression in an elderly Hong Kong population.

BMC Public Health

April 2008

Department of Community & Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F, School of Public Health, Prince of WalesHospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.

Background: There has been an increasing prevalence of both depression and chronic medical conditions globally but the relationship between depression and multi-morbidity is not well understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between depression, multi-morbidity (number of chronic medical conditions, and measures of socioeconomic standing (SES) in an elderly Hong Kong population.

Methods: Cross sectional study.

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