Between hope and despair: experiences of precariousness and precarity in the lived experiences of recent diabetic amputees in primary care

• Main Authors: Evelyn A. L. Chew (Author), Mary C. L. Lee (Author), Bernadette Bartlam (Author), Ling Jia Goh (Author), Lijuan Dong (Author), Xiaoli Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Precariousness dominates the lives of patients with recent diabetic lower extremity amputations. Wound healing is not guaranteed, post-amputation mortality is high and personal and social identities are destabilised. This study explores the experiences of nine post-amputation diabetic patie...