Suffering of Traumatic Amputees in Spain: Meaning, Spirituality, and Biomedicine

Holist Nurs Pract. 2016 Nov/Dec;30(6):312-321. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000174.

Abstract

Amputation is a traumatic incident that entails a chain of psychological, physical, and social events. The objectives of the study are to describe the beliefs and the philosophies of life related to the experience of suffering of traumatic amputees, analyze the importance of biomedical care, and describe other forms of care used.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Amputation, Traumatic / psychology*
  • Amputation, Traumatic / therapy
  • Amputees / psychology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Holistic Health*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spain
  • Spirituality
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology*
  • Stress, Psychological / therapy
  • Young Adult