Physiology of Bionic Body Parts and Resilience Building among Amputees in Selected Occupations in Yaoundé

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to explore the relationship that exists between the physiology of bionic body parts and resilience building among amputees. This was drawn from the observation that mobile edges in the bionic body often induce discomfort that necessitates resilience building by amputees. Furthermore, antagonistic inlets in the bionic body were explored to understand how they assist amputees in resilience building. Material and methods: The research design employed in this study was a qualitative approach and 10 male and female workers were recruited from selected occupations in Yaounde, Cameroon using purposive sampling techniques. Interview was used to collect information, and content and thematic analysis was used to treat the information. Extensive literature was reviewed to gather existing knowledge on the physiology of bionic body parts and resilience building in work processes, despite the adversities experienced with the use of bionic body parts during work. Findings: analysis showed that the use of bionic body parts by amputees at work led to inflexibility, pain and discomfort that affected their mental state emotions and performance. It was also found that the amputees, built resilience by accepting their situation, developing a positive mental state ignoring the pains and discomfort associated with the use of BBP and bouncing back at work. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: This study was guided by the five-factor resilience theory which states that to be able to build resilience the respondent must have positive emotions, a good sense of engagement and a good relationship with friends and family. This is exactly what assisted the amputees with the bionic body to build resilience and bounce back to work. To policymakers, we propose the information of a humanitarian policy that encourages amputees with bionic body parts to move on despite all discomfort and to take care of amputees with bionic body parts.