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ArticleRevista brasileira de enfermagem2024

Nursing interventions to empower the family caregiver of person with lower limb amputation: scoping review.

Diana Fonseca Rodrigues, Fabiana Sofia Ferreira Machado Castanheira, António Luís Rodrigues Faria de Carvalho, Cristina Maria Correia Barroso Pinto

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Article in Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. "After Cutting It, Things Have Never Remained the Same": A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Amputees and Their Caregivers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Diana Fonseca RodriguesUniversity of Porto, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar. Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7602-1313
Fabiana Sofia Ferreira Machado CastanheiraNursing School of Porto. Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2359-1651
António Luís Rodrigues Faria de CarvalhoCenter for Health Technology and Services Research and Health Research Network. Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1017-4787
Cristina Maria Correia Barroso PintoCenter for Health Technology and Services Research and Health Research Network. Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6077-4150

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesto map nursing interventions that empower the Family caregiver of the person with lower limb amputation for is role.

methodsscoping review guided by Joanna Briggs Institute methodology conducted in different databases (including gray literature).

resultssix studies published between 2009 and 2021 were included. Interventions of counselling and support for patients and family; peer support interventions performed by a certified pair; involvement of caregivers or family members in support groups; and key interventions for patient and family caregiver psychological balance. Two studies discussed the importance of caregiver and amputee training and development of coping skills. Another study recommended Interventions of informative support for caregivers regarding care for the amputee and adaptation to home.

conclusionsresults of this review allow the identification of recommendations (guidelines) for practice and recommendations/suggestions for interventions according with identified needs of family caregivers of patients with lower limb amputation.

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CaregiversAdaptation, PsychologicalAmputation, SurgicalEmpowermentHumansLower Extremity

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PMID38716909
PMCPMC11067936

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