https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1444

Assessment of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using World Health Organization quality of life-BREF questionnaire and appraisal of diabetes scale - a cross-sectional study

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021)
Submitted: 10 December 2020
Accepted: 10 May 2021
Published: 5 October 2021
Quality of life, diabetes mellitus, questionnaires, comorbidity, World Health Organization.
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Supriya Patil
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad (Maharashtra), India.
Yamini Patil
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad (Maharashtra), India.
Sanjay Kumar Patil
dryspmaher@gmail.com
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad (Maharashtra), India.

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that disturbs the quality of life (QOL) of patients. Therefore, evaluation of diabetes- related QOL could be a key outcome measure for its management. This study assessed the QOL in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients using the World Health Organization (WHO) quality of life (QOL)˗BREF questionnaire and disease-specific appraisal of diabetes scale (ADS). In this cross-sectional study, 520 T2DM patients were included. Patients' demographic data, clinical information was collected through interviews, and the WHOQOL-BREF instrument and ADS were used for the QOL of patients. Statistical analysis was performed by using R software (Version 3.6.0). The mean ADS scores were lower in controlled diabetic subjects (18.50±3.08) and higher in uncontrolled diabetic subjects (19.29±2.73) (P<0.05). For WHOQOL-BREF, the mean scores for all the domains (overall general health, physical, psychological, social, and environmental) were significantly higher in controlled diabetic subjects (P<0.001). In addition, the age, duration of diabetes, associated comorbidities, treatment, and HbA1c level of patients showed a highly significant correlation with WHOQOL-BREF (P<0.001). Diabetic patients had poor-to-average QOL. Therefore, public health measures and education of diabetic patients are essential to create more awareness for improving the QOL of T2DM.

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Patil, S. ., Patil, Y. ., & Patil, S. K. (2021). Assessment of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using World Health Organization quality of life-BREF questionnaire and appraisal of diabetes scale - a cross-sectional study. Italian Journal of Medicine, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2021.1444
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