Open AccessSelf-Care in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Urgency Lower Limb Amputation: The Influence of Sex, Marital Status and Previous Amputations
Author(s) -
Simone Aparecida Domingos,
Caroliunes França,
Izabela Tuleta,
Marianne Penachini da Costa Rezende Barbosa,
André Luís Lacerda Bachi,
Lucas Melo Neves
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s298537
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , marital status , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , demography , surgery , population , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology
Lower limb amputation (LLA) is a severe consequence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and can affect up to 1% of T2DM patients, leading to an increased risk of premature mortality. Among the factors to predict LLA, it has been highlighted sex, marital status, and previous amputation. However, there is a lack of information about the association between these predictive factors, self-care, and urgency LLA in T2DM patients.