Abstract
The present study aimed to compare diabetic patients with and without
lower limb amputation on quality of life and adjustment. It was
hypothesized that: diabetic patients without amputation would have better
quality of life and adjustment than diabetic patients with amputation;
there is a relationship between quality of life and adjustment in diabetic
patients; there are gender differences in quality of life and adjustment of
diabetic patients with amputation and without amputation. A sample of
Type II Diabetic patient (N = 97) with amputation (n = 28) and without
amputation (n = 69) were recruited from five hospitals in Lahore with the
age range of 30 to 65 years. The Diabetes Related Quality of Life scale
and Social Adjustment Scale- Self Report (SAS-SR) were administrated.
Diabetic patients without amputation reported better quality of life than
diabetic patients with amputation. Results also showed that diabetic
patients without amputation have better overall adjustment, work
adjustment, social adjustment, adjustment with relatives and marital
adjustment than diabetic patients with amputation. Findings of the
research have important implications for practitioners, diabetic patients
and families of diabetic patients.
Ghazal Zaidi, Nida Zafar, Noor-ul-Huda, Raesa Zubair, Sehrish Farooq, Rukhsana Kausar. (2013) Quality of Life and Adjustment among Type II Diabetes Patients With and Without Lower Limb Amputation, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 23, Issue 3.
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