Quality Of Life of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Quality of life is important for people with diabetes and their healthcare providers for several reasons. This is because many people who suffer from diabetes and who have poor quality of life, often have less attention to their self-care and disease management. When self-care is diminished in diabetes, it in turn leads to poor glycemic control and increased risk of complications. Thus, quality of life issues are crucially important because they may powerfully predict an individual’s capacity to manage his/her disease and maintain long term health and wellbeing.Aim:To assess the HRQOL among Type 2 Diabetic subjects in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradeshstate so as to study the correlation between demographic characters of T2DM subjects with various domains of HRQOL and to contribute to the existing epidemiological data of the country. Methods: After obtaining approval from the IEC and valid informed consent, the patients were recruited into the study. A cross-sectional descriptive questionnaire-based study was conducted amongstT2DM subjects. The study was carried out in 454 subjects who were chosen from outpatient / in patient departments in hospitals/clinics from Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh state. Results: Our results suggest that complications had a negative impact on the following fields of QOL: role limitation due to physical health, physical endurance, general health, symptom botherness, treatment satisfaction, financial worries, emotional / mental health and diet satisfaction.Conclusion:Diabetes does impair the QoL of patients. There is a need to specifically target and improve the QoL of diabetics who are at risk of a poor QoL. QoL assessment should be routinely practiced in diabetic clinics.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. K. Kamala, Dr. M. Jhansi Rani, Dr. N. Suresh Babu, Dr. CH. Santhi Lakshmi
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