• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
DUChun-ping, Email: ducp118@126.com
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Objective To explore the clinical effect of systematic rehabilitation nursing for patients with lower limb amputation before prosthesis fitting. Methods Fifty patients with lower limb amputation before prosthetic fitting from January 2009 to December 2012 were assessed by rehabilitation team members, and then received the nursing progress according to the assessment results. The conditions of the patients before and after nursing intervention were evaluated and compared. Results After the patients received systematic rehabilitation nursing intervention, the standard rate of rehabilitation nursing knowledge and satisfaction rate of the nursing quality at the departure of the patients was 87.24% and 93.25% respectively. The muscle strength reached level 4 or higher in 4 patients, who could have the prosthesis fitting. Conclusion Systematic rehabilitation nursing for patients with lower limb amputation before prosthesis fitting can help patients to reserve the function as possible, improve the ability of living and quality of life, and reduce the burden of the patients and family to return to society earlier.

Citation: CHENJia-jia, WANGJiao, ZHOUYong, DUChun-ping. Rehabilitation Nursing for Patients with Lower Limb Amputation before Prosthetic Fitting. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(11): 2128-2132. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150602 Copy

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