The quality of life of the limb-threatened patient after lower-extremity revascularization

Abstract

There is limited research evaluating the quality of life after lower-extremity revascularization surgery. Nursing is concerned not only with survival and decreased morbidity, but also with the whole patient. An impact analysis survey was used to investigate whether patients perceived their quality of life to be improved after they underwent lower-extremity revascularization surgery. The Medical Outcomes Study-36 (MOS-36, 1990) survey was used to help us assess the patients' overall perceptions after lower-extremity revascularization surgery. The MOS-36 has a scale that measures life health concepts and a health-transition item. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lower-extremity revascularization on the quality of life in limb-threatened patients. The study examined quality of life as an outcome after revascularization.