Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients in a Resettlement Colony of Delhi
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Abstract: India had an estimated 66.8 million diabetics in 2014. Diabetes imposes large economic burdens on national health care systemsand affects both national economies and individuals and their families. WHO defines quality of life as an individual’s perceptions of their position in the context of the culture and value system in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns. Two broad approaches to health-related quality of life measurement have emerged - generic and disease specific. Diabetes is now recognized as a major public health concern but its burden on society is under-researched. Aim of the study was assessment of Quality of life in diabetic patients in a resettlement colony of Delhi. The study was carried out in NandNagri, a resettlement colony of East Delhi from January 2012 to December 2012 in 160 known Type 2 diabetic patients in the age group of 20-60 years. A standardized questionnaire, SF-36v2 was used to assess quality of life of diabetic patients. Analysis was done to get the correlations between demographic variables, clinical variables, and HRQL, using independent sample t-test. There were 68 men (42.5%) and 92 women (57.5%) in the selected sample. The mean age of the study participants was 49.21 ± 8.12 years. The mean SF-36 score of study participants was 59.89 ± 17.24. The two domains that were least affected were MH and BP. The mean score was significantly lower in women in every domain. The mean score was significantly lower among illiterate compared to literate in every domain of SF-36.Being female, Uneducated, of older age, belonging to lower socio-economic status, having increased duration of disease, were the factors associated with decrease quality of life. Keywords:quality of life, diabetes, SF-36
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Kapil Sharma, Dr. A T Kannan, Dr. Kamal Agarwal, Dr. S V Madhu, Dr. Pranab Chatterjee, Dr. Abhishek Singh
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