Abstract
Amputation is much more common than people do realize. There are no statistical data on amputations in Latvia, also any guidelines for planning, organizing and providing rehabilitation services to patients after amputation. Providing a patient-friendly and comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment is the key to successful outcomes in the case of amputation. The analysis of the current situation, including patients' view, will serve as one of the steps to improve the rehabilitation of patients with unilateral lower limb amputation in Latvia.
Highlights
The main reasons for amputation are diabetes complications, vascular diseases and trauma [1]
The aim of the study was to analyze state-funded rehabilitation services and its continuity in Latvia for patients with unilateral lower limb amputation based on statistical data and patients’ view
Phenomenon was divided into two parts – (1) state-funded rehabilitation service and continuity of it and (2) state-funded rehabilitation service in Latvian healthcare system
Summary
The main reasons for amputation are diabetes complications, vascular diseases and trauma [1]. Rehabilitation activities are divided into different phases, in different guidelines are given different phase names, but most phases are: preoperative phase, operation phase, postoperative phase, rehabilitation phase, post-prosthetic rehabilitation and lifelong care. All patients, including those who are not prescribed prosthetics, should have the opportunity to participate in a rehabilitation program in accordance with the policies and procedures of the treating institution [4]. It is important that the rehabilitation process is successive and involves a multidisciplinary team. Prosthetic services play a crucial role in the rehabilitation process for patients with lower limb amputations. The main indicators for not using the prosthesis are: low level of satisfaction of functional needs, weight of prosthesis, discomfort from the socket [6]
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