Health Related Quality of Life and Sense of Coherence in Sudanese Diabetic Subjects with Lower Limb Amputation

• Published in: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine Vol. 217; no. 1; pp. 45 - 50
• Main Authors: Abdelgadir, Moawia, Shebeika, Wafaa, Eltom, Mohamed, Berne, Christian, Wikblad, Karin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Tohoku University Medical Press 2009
• Subjects: Amputation - psychology; Diabetes Complications - psychology; Diabetes Complications - surgery; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - psychology; Diabetes Mellitus - surgery; Extremities - surgery; Female; Health Status; Humans; Lower limb amputation; Male; MEDICIN; MEDICINE; Middle Aged; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Sense of coherence; Sudan; Surveys and Questionnaires; Sudan

Quality of life is an important outcome measure in diabetic patients with lower limb amputation (LLA). The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of lower limb amputation on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Sudanese diabetic subjects. Additionally the Sense of Coherence scale (S...