Heath-related Quality of Life of Diabetic Transmetatarsal Amputees and Below-knee Prosthetic Users

Heath-related Quality of Life of Diabetic Transmetatarsal Amputees and Below-knee Prosthetic Users

The present study assesses the health-related quality of life of diabetic transmetatarstal and below-knee prosthetic user. The study design is cross-sectional with a retrospective review of patient hospital records and an assessment with patient-reported outcome measure.

The present study aims to recruit 100 diabetic transmetatarsal and below-knee prosthetic user to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between these two patient groups. The 15D HRQoL instrument is applied. An additional comparison with the age-standardized Finnish general population will be performed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with diabetes
• Transmetatarsal amputation
• Below-knee prosthetic user
• 2-5 years from surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• No diabetes
• Other than transmetatarsal or below-knee amputation
• Below-knee amputation but not a below-knee prosthetic user
• Less than 2 years from the amputation
• Over 5 years from amputation