Self-Care in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Urgency Lower Limb Amputation: The Influence of Sex Marital Status and Previous Amputations

摘要

Lower limb amputation (LLA) is a severe consequence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and can affect up to 1% of T2DM patients, leading to an increased risk of premature mortality. Among the factors to predict LLA, it has been highlighted sex, marital status, and previous amputation. However, there is a lack of information about the association between these predictive factors, self-care, and urgency LLA in T2DM patients.