A Focus Group- and Patient-Driven Study to Understand Patients' and Health Care Providers' Perspectives on Services for People with Amputation

Conclusions: Amputation is not just a one-time medical procedure; people with amputation need lifelong support from health care providers and the community. Clear pathways of care, access to immediate support, amputee-specific education for health care providers, better patient education, increased physical therapy, and enhanced resources and care were identified as areas in need of improvement. This study will, we hope, form the basis of future research to continually improve the quality of care and support for people living with amputation.PMID:34456441 | PMC:PMC8370689 | DOI:10.3138/ptc-2019-0054
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Source Type: research