[Experiences of people with diabetes and amputation of members].
This is an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study, built up on Heidegger's phenomenological perspective. It was developed at the Integrated Health Center Dr. Lineu Araújo and at Basic Health Units of Teresina (PI), with the subjects being twelve diabetic patients that have suffered member's amputation. Phenomenological interview was used, as the technique for producing the data. In an attempt of approaching and appropriation of the meanings they attributed to the phenomena, four units of meaning were built. In this perspective, being-person-with diabetes-and-member amputations means experiencing a quotidian permeated by difficulties, restrictions and limitations imposed by the situation; suffering for dependence on others, loneliness imposed by social isolation, either by personal limitations, economic and / or inadequacy of public policies.
Programa de Saúde da Família, Prefeitura Municipal de Teresina, Teresina, PI, Brazil. batirafa@uol.com.br
Nancy Nay Leite de Araújo Loiola
NN
Batista
Maria Helena Barros de Araújo
MH
Luz
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000523:psychology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans