Quality of life after amputation

Godoy, José Maria Pereirade; Braile, Domingo Marcolino; Buzatto, S. H. G.; Longo, O F; O, Fontes

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“…One aspect that highlights the severity of the disease is the internationally published data on mortality rates that report deaths in between 72% and 92% of the cases within the first 6 to 8 years of follow up [5,7]. The deterioration of the quality of life after amputation is a second negative factor [6].…”

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Hospital Mortality After Major Amputation of the Lower Limbs for Critical Ischemia

Godoy¹,

Ribeiro²,

Caracanhas³

2009

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Abstract:The prevalence of major amputations of lower limbs increases as the population ages. The aim of the current study was to evaluate hospital death in cases of major amputations for critical limb ischemia in a teaching hospital.Hospital mortality during the peri-operative period was evaluated in 231 major amputations of legs due to critical limb ischemia between January 2005 and 2007. Thirty-six (15.6%) deaths occurred in this period, 14 women and 22 men (ages between 47 and 86). Of these patients, 13 (5.6%) died during the first hospitalization and 23 (9.9%) during rehospitalizations within the first month.High death rates were observed in the peri-operative period of major amputations of the lower limbs due to critical limb ischemia.

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Hospital Mortality After Major Amputation of the Lower Limbs for Critical Ischemia

Godoy¹,

Ribeiro²,

Caracanhas³

2009

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“…According to Behel, Rybarczyk, Elliott, Nicholas, and Nyenhuis (2002) increased feelings of vulnerability following amputation were associated with depression, lower quality of life and poorer adjustment, while De Godoy, Braile, Buzatto, Longo, and Fontes (2002) found that quality of life was generally lower for those with an amputation compared with carers who had not undergone amputation, however, mental health and vitality were not different from the carer control group. Use of an unrelated control group may have yielded different results.…”

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A path of perpetual resilience: Exploring the experience of a diabetes-related amputation through grounded theory

2011

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“…1 It has been described as an event usually associated with several changes in one's personal life, affecting the individual's well-being, quality of life, and autonomy. [2][3][4][5][6] Anxiety, depression, body-image anxiety and social discomfort have been pointed out as frequent consequences of a lower limb amputation. [7][8][9][10][11] Both these consequences and the adjustment process to limb loss will depend on how the individual experiences the amputation 3,7,12 and how his or her social support and rehabilitation are perceived.…”

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Beyond the body image: a qualitative study on how adults experience lower limb amputation

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Objective: To explore adults' experiences of lower limb amputation, focusing on the changes in self-identity related to the impairment. Design: A cross-sectional and qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed, coded and analysed by two independent researchers. Setting: A rehabilitation medicine service from a general public hospital. Participants: A convenience sample of 42 patients with lower limb amputation performed after the age of 18 and followed up in the physical medicine and rehabilitation department of a general hospital. Main outcome measures: A semi-structured interview, addressing three core areas: the emotional impact of amputation; the adjustment process; and the relation with the external resources. Results: Eight themes emerged from interviews: reactions and feelings about becoming amputee; changes in own life; problems in well-being; relation with the prosthesis; self-perceptions; aims related to the rehabilitation and future plans; relation with the rehabilitation; and perceived social support. These results supported a theoretical model for the self-identity changes related to limb loss. Conclusions: The self-identity changes after a lower limb amputation appear beyond the patient's body image and functioning, affecting the patient's awareness of the impairment, biographical self and any future projections.

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Quality of life after amputation

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Hospital Mortality After Major Amputation of the Lower Limbs for Critical Ischemia

Hospital Mortality After Major Amputation of the Lower Limbs for Critical Ischemia

A path of perpetual resilience: Exploring the experience of a diabetes-related amputation through grounded theory

Beyond the body image: a qualitative study on how adults experience lower limb amputation

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