在Groote Schuur医院接受下肢截肢的人的个人资料
Katleho Limakatso1, Jenna Tucker2, Lennie Banda2
1Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
African journal of disability
|March 6, 2024
概括
南非下肢截肢 (LLA) 的增加不成比例地影响60岁以上的女性. 控制不良的糖尿病是主要原因,强调需要开展健康素养倡议,以减少LLA负担.
科学领域:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 在Groote Schuur医院,下肢截肢 (LLA) 的发生率正在增加.
- 关于接受LLA.患者的社会人口统计和临床特征的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 描述接受LLA.个体的社会人口统计学,健康和截肢概况.
- 分析Groote Schuur医院接受LLA治疗的患者的数据.
主要方法:
- 从2019年1月到2020年7月,对107名LLA患者的回顾性图表审查.
- 使用定制工具对社会人口统计,健康和截肢细节进行数据提取.
- 收集数据的描述性统计分析.
主要成果:
- 接受LLA治疗的患者中有60%是女性.
- 大多数患者年龄超过60岁,学历不完整,退休人员或失业者.
- 低收入和多种并发病,特别是控制不良的糖尿病,普遍存在.
结论:
- 无法控制的糖尿病并发症是LLA的主要驱动因素.
- 针对慢性生活方式疾病的健康素养计划至关重要.
- 干预措施可以减轻缺乏资源的医疗保健系统的LLA负担.
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