HRQoL Among Patients Amputated Due to Peripheral Arterial Disease

Health-related Quality of Life Among Patients Amputated Due to Peripheral Arterial Disease

A prospective cohort study over the prosthetic use among patients amputated after vascular disease and the impact of their HRQoL.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients amputated at femoral, knee or tibial level due to peripheral arterial disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients not able to provide informed consent
• Patients not able to verbally express their experience of the amputation.
• Patients that not speak Swedish