Nursing Interventions in Improving the quality of life of Amputees through Rehabilitation: A Literature Review
Sapkota, Ranju; Sharma, Shakshi (2019)
2019
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Amputation has become one of the global issues where there are more than 1 million annual limb amputation- one every 30 seconds. There are many reasons for the amputation
like peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, congenital deformity etc. Amputees face
many kinds of challenges like pain after amputation. Complications like bleeding and infection, psychological and physical challenges, which affects the quality of life of amputees
and affects in the process of rehabilitation. Nursing interventions can help the amputees to
cope with their psychological and emotional as well as physical challenges.
The aim of this study was to explore the intervention that nurses can do in improving the
quality of life of amputees through rehabilitation. The purpose was to provide information
on the rehabilitation process of amputees.
Literature review was used as a study method, the database used in this study is CINAHL.
Total six articles were reviewed and used in this research study.
The results are presented according to three main categories and their subcategories.
like peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, congenital deformity etc. Amputees face
many kinds of challenges like pain after amputation. Complications like bleeding and infection, psychological and physical challenges, which affects the quality of life of amputees
and affects in the process of rehabilitation. Nursing interventions can help the amputees to
cope with their psychological and emotional as well as physical challenges.
The aim of this study was to explore the intervention that nurses can do in improving the
quality of life of amputees through rehabilitation. The purpose was to provide information
on the rehabilitation process of amputees.
Literature review was used as a study method, the database used in this study is CINAHL.
Total six articles were reviewed and used in this research study.
The results are presented according to three main categories and their subcategories.