Health Related Quality of Life, Cognitive Function, and Depression in Diabetic Patients With Foot Ulcer or Amputation. A Preliminary Study

Abstract

The results of this preliminary study suggest that the negative impact on health-related quality of life in diabetic patients with foot ulcers or Charcot foot arthropathy may be as severe as in similar patients with lower extremity amputation. The negative effect did not seem to cause cognitive impairment or clinical depression in either focus group.