Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand, and describe the lived experience of Barbadians with a lower-extremity amputation. The diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation rate was estimated at 936 per 100,000 people in Barbados, making Barbados a place in the world with the highest incidence of diabetes (Hennis et al., 2004).

Author Details

Heather Brathwaite, PhD, Benjamin Leon School of Nursing, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida, USA

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Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

Amputation, Devastating, Diabetes

Conference Name

31st International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Virtual Event

Conference Year

2020

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The lived experience of Barbadians with lower extremity amputation as a complication of Diabetes Mellitus

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The purpose of this study was to understand, and describe the lived experience of Barbadians with a lower-extremity amputation. The diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation rate was estimated at 936 per 100,000 people in Barbados, making Barbados a place in the world with the highest incidence of diabetes (Hennis et al., 2004).