Background Type 2 diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease, and one of its complications may result in amputation. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of psychosocial variables, over time, on quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of patients (N = 110) who had undergone a recent amputation. Method A longitudinal design was employed: (T1) 1 month after the patient’s surgery; (T2) 7 months after; and (T3...