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Abstract
Amputation causes a drastic change in a person’s life. This change has an effect on health needs of the individual due to the physical activities limitations. It also affects the individual’s psychosocial and economic states. Aim: Assess health needs of patients with lower limb amputation in postoperative period Subjects and Method:Design a descriptive research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in vascular, surgical and the isolation department for patients with diabetic foot in Mansoura university hospital and surgical ward in Al Salam Hospital in Port Said city. Subjects: purposive sample used in this study. Lower limb amputation patients 100 participated in the study Tools: Data were collected using two tools, patients’ knowledge questionnaire and health needs questionnaire of lower limb amputation patients. Results: Results revealed that 67% studied patients had inadequate knowledge regarding wound care after discharge, 81% had inadequate knowledge regarding exercises and assistive devices used during movement. Patients had inadequateself caretotal measures regarding decrease pain and prevent muscle contracture (87%, 73%) respectively. Most needs reported by patient’s were physical, psychological and social needs (83%, 80%, 85) respectively. Conclusion: The current study concluded that patients need knowledge regarding wound care after discharge and exercises, assistive devices used during movement and most of the study patients need support including: physical, psychological, and social needs.