ArticlePloS one2022
Understanding the experience of veterans who require lower limb amputation in the veterans health administration.
Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Challenges in shared decision-making about major lower limb amputation: the PERCEIVE qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- AMPDECIDE amputation level patient decision aids: a feasibility study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Perspectives on Communicating Information and Shared Decision-Making in Patients Undergoing Transtibial Amputation.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2025Article
- Safety of SGLT2 inhibitors, DPP-4 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in US veterans with and without chronic kidney disease: a population-based study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Development of the AMPDECIDE Decision Aid to Facilitate Shared Decision Making in Patients Facing Amputation Secondary to Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia.The Journal of surgical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThere is limited qualitative research on the experience of patients undergoing lower limb amputation due to chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) and their participation in amputation-level decisions. This study was performed to understand patient lived experiences related to amputation and patient involvement in shared decision making. MATERIALS AND
methodsPhenomenological interviews were conducted with Veterans 6-12 months post transtibial or transmetatarsal amputation due to CLTI. Interviews were read and summarized by two analysts who discussed the contents of each interview and relationships between interviews to identify emergent, cross-cutting elements of patient experience.
resultsTwelve patients were interviewed between March and August 2019. Three cross cutting elements of patient lived experience and participation in shared decision making were identified: 1) Lacking a sense of decision making; 2) Actively working towards recovery as response to a perceived loss of independence; and 3) Experiencing amputation as a Veteran.
conclusionsPatients did not report a high level of involvement in shared decision making about their amputation or amputation level. Understanding patient experiences and priorities is crucial to supporting shared decision making for Veterans with amputation due to CLTI.
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