Pediatrician (St. Petersburg)Pediatrician (St. Petersburg)2079-78502587-6252Eco-Vector5438810.17816/PED11477-84Review ArticleFeatures of experience of crisis associated with foot amputation by the elderly patientsKut’kovaAnna K.<p>Сlinical psychologist</p>kutkova.nura@yandex.ruZemlianykhMarina V.<p>MD, PhD, Docent, Department of Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy</p>mvz6@mail.ruSt. Petersburg I.I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency MedicineSt. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation0812202011477840712202007122020Copyright © 2020, Kut’kova A.K., Zemlianykh M.V.2020<p>The article is devoted to the study of the features of experiencing a crisis associated with amputation of the foot by the elderly patients. The aim of the research was to study the characteristics of elderly patients experiencing a crisis associated with amputation of the foot. We studied 31 patients with the threat of foot amputation at the age of 5973 years, who were hospitalized at the stage of reconstructive operations. The second group consisted of 32 patients aged 5973 years who underwent amputation of the foot at least 7 days ago undergoing postoperative rehabilitation in the in-patient department of the hospital. Research methods: empirical (conversation, questioning, testing). A comparison of the indicators obtained during an empirical study revealed that elderly people with the risk of foot amputation are more likely to experience negative emotional experiences than elderly people with an amputated foot, use non-adaptive coping strategies, and have higher severity of dysfunctional believes, note dissatisfaction with ones own body and correlate negative emotional experiences with the lower limbs, especially the feet. 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