Intervention Program Concerning Quality of Life of Diabetic Patients with Lower Limb Prosthesis | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 27, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2018, Page 379-391 PDF (487.54 K) | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.190424 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Asmaa Mohamed Khalifa1; Zeinab Abd-Elhameed Loutfi2; Nevein Mostafa El- Ashry3 | ||||
1Assistant lecturer of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
2Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
3Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Diabetes and associated amputation are major challenges that threaten patient’s quality of life (QoL). Well fitting prosthesis is considered as a turning point in restoring amputee's life through improving physical functioning, body image, work capacity, and social participation. This study was aiming to evaluate the effect of intervention program on quality of life of diabetic patients with lower limb prosthesis. A quasi experimental design was utilized to meet the aim of the study. The study was conducted on a purposive sample of 60 diabetic patients with lower limb prosthesis who were divided into study and control groups. The study was conducted at Orthopaedic Industries Work Shop’s clinics that is affiliated to Agouza Rehabilitation & Rheumatology Center of the Army. Data were collected using 1) Interviewing Questionnaire including the following parts: A) Socio demographic characteristics, B) Patient’s clinical data sheet, C) Patients' level of knowledge regarding diabetes and prosthesis. 2) Quality of life of diabetic patients with prosthesis questionnaire. The result of this study showed that there were highly statistically significant differences between study and control groups post intervention regarding total knowledge about diabetes and prosthesis, which represent (p < 0.001). Additionally, there were highly statistically significant differences between study and control groups post intervention regarding total dimensions of quality of life, which represent (p < 0.001). As well as, majority of study group had moderate level of quality of life post intervention. This study concluded that the implementation of intervention program had a positive effect on quality of life of diabetic patients with lower limb prosthesis. This study recommended that development of preparatory psycho-educational program for diabetic patients with limb amputation prior to using prosthetic limb to enhance psychosocial adjustment after using prosthesis. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Diabetes; Intervention program; Lower limb prosthesis; Quality of Life | ||||
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