Perceptions of Self of Persons with Visible Artificial Devices : A Review of the Literature (original) (raw)

The Journal of Medical Investigation

ending in 2017! Each full-text article that met the inclusion criteria was read, reread, and analyzed as recommended in the six phases described by Braun and Clarke (8). Data items were derived from the retrieved abstracts of each article and classified according to themes. From the data extracts, data sets were identified as Key Themes. Table I exhibits the thematic data analysis as Braun and Clarke described. Establishing Inter-Rater Reliability : Using the Databases Four co-authors participated in the search and analysis of pertinent articles using a specific database source. For example, coauthor (YM) searched the CINAHL database for articles that met the inclusion criteria. This effort distribution ensured that all of the co-authors contributed valuable and appropriate effort towards collecting findings as legitimate co-authors of the study. Each of the four co-authors analyzed articles which were retrieved from search engines or databases assigned to them individually. Each coauthor identified and listed the data extracts, or themes, and subsequently cross-referenced them against the identified data extracts from the other three authors' lists. Deliberations regarding these extracted themes based on the data items, namely the abstracts or summaries, of each article were made for the purpose of achieving a thematic consensus! With the CINAHL database, the keywords 'perception AND prosthesis AND limb' were used. The search yielded only twelve articles. To increase the likelihood of retrieving more pertinent articles, the keywords 'body-image AND prosthesis AND artificial AND limb AND perception' were used for SCOPUS, in addition to the original three keywords. Nevertheless, only fourteen articles were found. Of these, however, only twelve full-text articles were available even with the assistance of the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Library System. For the IEEE database, the keywords 'Prosthesis/Limb/Self Perception/Psychological/Human/Life' were used, in addition to the keywords used for CINAHL and SCOPUS. Even with these keywords used singly, or in various configurations, only ten relevant articles were found. It is important to note here that the IEEE database seemed to contain more research studies pertaining to or focused on the design and development of artificial devices. Regardless, only seven full-text published articles were found through the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Library system. With PubMed, the keywords 'Prosthesis/Limb/Perception/ Emotion' were used. Nine relevant articles were found, with one article eliminated as it duplicated an article retrieved through CINAHL. Of the remaining articles, only five full-text articles were made available using the FAU library system.