Revue de Recherches et Etudes Scientifiques
Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 297-315
2026-01-26

Psychological Pain And Its Relationship To Meaning In Life Among A Sample Of Diabetic Patients Undergoing Amputation: A Field Study In The City Of Laghouat

Authors : Farsi Ibrahim Elkhalil .

Abstract

This study investigated the correlational relationship between psychological pain and meaning in life among a sample of diabetic patients who had undergone amputation. Data were collected using two psychometrically validated scales, one for psychological pain and another for meaning in life. These instruments were administered to a sample of 30 diabetic patients with amputations at the 240-bed General Hospital in Laghouat. A descriptive research design was employed. Statistical analysis of the results using SPSS revealed the following: A statistically significant positive correlation exists between psychological pain and meaning in life among the sample of diabetic patients with amputations. No statistically significant gender differences were found in psychological pain among diabetic patients with amputations. No statistically significant gender differences were found in meaning in life among the diabetic patients with amputations. Keywords: psychological pain, meaning in life, diabetic patients, Amputees.

Keywords

psychological pain ; , meaning in life, ; diabetic patients, ; Amputees.