scholarly journals Acceptance of Illness, Quality of Life and Nutritional Status of Patients After Lower Limb Amputation Due to Diabetes Mellitus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Juzwiszyn ◽  
Adrianna Łabuń ◽  
Wojciech Tański ◽  
Anna Szymanska-Chabowska ◽  
Dorota Zielińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

Abstract Introduction. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases with a high number of sufferers worldwide. Diabetic neuropathy and diabetic angiopathy lead to serious infectious complications which are very difficult to combat and may finally lead to the amputation of a lower limb. The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life, the level of acceptance of the illness and the nutritional status of patients after lower limb amputation due to diabetes. Methods. Ninety nine patients (23 men and 76 women) were enrolled into the study. They had all undergone lower limb amputation due to diabetic foot and were treated in the Department of General and Oncological Surgery. The following questionnaires were used: the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL–BREF), the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS) and the anonymous specific socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire.Results: The diabetes-related amputees were revealed to have a higher QoL within the social domain (mean score 64.48), an intermediate QoL – within the environmental domain (mean score 63.04) and the mental domain (mean score 59.61), and a lower QoL – within physical (somatic) domain (mean score 54.69). There was no statistical correlation between genders or between all the domains of QoL (p>0.05). The mean MNA score was 22.66, which means that patients were at risk of malnutrition. There were statistical differences between women and men as regards nutritional status (p=0.034). The mean AIS score was 27.65 (27.09 women and 29.48 men), which means that the respondents accept their disease. There was no statistical correlation between gender and the acceptance of the disease (p=0.288). There was not statistical correlation between age and QoL (p>0.05). There were statistical differences between age and nutritional status (p<0.05), and between age and acceptance of the illness (p=0.044).Conclusions: The better the quality of life was in all the domains, the better the level of acceptance of illness was. The less malnourished the patient was, the better their quality of life was in all the domains.

scholarly journals Acceptance of illness, quality of life and nutritional status of patients after lower limb amputation due to diabetes mellitus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Szymanska-Chabowska ◽  
Adrianna Łabuń ◽  
Wojciech Tański ◽  
Dorota Zielińska ◽  
Jan Juzwiszyn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Mini Nutritional Assessment ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

Abstract Introduction. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases with a high number of sufferers worldwide. Diabetic neuropathy and diabetic angiopathy lead to serious infectious complications which are very difficult to combat and may finally lead to the amputation of a lower limb. The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life, the level of acceptance of the illness and the nutritional status of patients after lower limb amputation due to diabetes. Methods. Ninety nine patients (23 men and 76 women) were enrolled into the study. They had all undergone lower limb amputation due to diabetic foot in the Department of General and Oncological Surgery. The following questionnaires were used: the WHO Quality of Life-BREF, the Mini Nutritional Assessment, the Acceptance of Illness Scale and the socio-demographic questionnaire. Results. The diabetes-related amputees had a higher QoL within the social domain (64.48), an intermediate QoL – within the environmental domain (63.04) and the mental domain (59.61), and a lower QoL – within physical (somatic) domain (54.69). There was no statistical correlation between genders or between all the domains of QoL (p>0.05). The patients were at risk of malnutrition (MNA was 22.66). There were statistical differences between women and men as regards nutritional status (p=0.034). The mean AIS score was 27.65, which means that the respondents accept their disease. There was no statistical correlation between gender and the acceptance of the disease (p=0.288). There was not statistical correlation between age and QoL (p>0.05). There were statistical differences between age and nutritional status (p<0.05), and between age and acceptance of the illness (p=0.044). Conclusions. The better the quality of life was in all the domains, the better the level of acceptance of illness was. The less malnourished the patient was, the better their quality of life was in all the domains.

scholarly journals Acceptance of illness, quality of life and nutritional status of patients after lower limb amputation due to diabetes mellitus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Juzwiszyn ◽  
Adrianna Łabuń ◽  
Wojciech Tański ◽  
Anna Szymanska-Chabowska ◽  
Dorota Zielińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness

Prosthesis satisfaction and quality of life in US service members with combat-related major lower-limb amputation

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Eskridge ◽  
Amber L. Dougherty ◽  
Jessica R. Watrous ◽  
Cameron T. McCabe ◽  
Jill M. Cancio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Limb Amputation

scholarly journals Quality of Life Following a Lower Limb Amputation in Diabetic Patients: A Longitudinal and Multicenter Study

Psychiatry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Susana Pedras ◽  
Estela Vilhena ◽  
Rui Carvalho ◽  
M. Graça Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Diabetic Patients

Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Relationship to Mental Health Symptoms and Quality of Life After a Deployment-related Lower Limb Amputation

Spine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (19) ◽  
pp. 1368-1375
Author(s):  
Brittney Mazzone ◽  
Shawn Farrokhi ◽  
Brad D. Hendershot ◽  
Cameron T. McCabe ◽  
Jessica R. Watrous
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Health Symptoms

scholarly journals Physical activity and quality of life in adults and elderly individuals with lower limb amputation

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 985-990
Author(s):  
Victor Hugo De Melo ◽  
Ricardo Augusto Leoni de Sousa ◽  
Alex Cleber Improta-Caria ◽  
Marco Antônio Prado Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Elderly Individuals

Effects of including core strengthening exercise as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation programmes on people with lower-limb amputation: a pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sofía Mosteiro-Losada ◽  
Silvia Varela ◽  
Oscar García-García ◽  
Iván Martínez-Lemos ◽  
Carlos Ayán
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation

Background/aims Exercise can be a useful rehabilitation approach for people with lower-limb amputation. However, there is a lack of research in this regard. The aim of this study was to analyse functional mobility, walking speed, range of motion and quality of life changes experienced by people with lower-limb amputation after taking part in a comprehensive exercise programme that included core strengthening exercises. Methods This was a pilot study including six individuals who carried out a comprehensive exercise programme, which was performed once a week for 5 months. During the first 2 weeks, the participants attended 1-hour sessions that focused on the execution of diaphragmatic breathing and body scheme exercises. From the fourth week until the end of the intervention, the sessions were much longer, and included a warm-up phase, two circuit training workouts for core strength and balance, and a final stretching routine. Results Significant improvements were found in the participants' functional mobility (P=0.007) and walking speed (P=0.001). The exercise intervention did not have a significant impact on the participants' range of motion and quality of life. Conclusions In a group of people with lower-limb amputation, the performance of a comprehensive exercise programme that included core strengthening, was found to be beneficial for functional mobility and walking speed, although no significant effect was observed for range of motion and quality of life measures.

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