Abstract
Results
A sample of 256 outpatients with type 2 diabetes was recruited. A negative impact of diabetes was observed on all life domains.
The first three most impacted life domains were ‘future’, ‘freedom to eat’, and ‘self-confidence’. ‘Freedom to eat’ was also
the domain the most frequently impacted in five previous ADDQoL studies conducted in Singapore, UK, India, the United States,
and Slovakia. Factors negatively associated with some domain scores were younger age (future), being male (close personal
relationship and sex life), more education (leisure activities, future, dependence, and freedom to drink), low income (leisure
activities), having more diabetic complications (do physically and sex life), treatment with insulin (finances and living
conditions), and higher HbA1c (freedom to drink).
The first three most impacted life domains were ‘future’, ‘freedom to eat’, and ‘self-confidence’. ‘Freedom to eat’ was also
the domain the most frequently impacted in five previous ADDQoL studies conducted in Singapore, UK, India, the United States,
and Slovakia. Factors negatively associated with some domain scores were younger age (future), being male (close personal
relationship and sex life), more education (leisure activities, future, dependence, and freedom to drink), low income (leisure
activities), having more diabetic complications (do physically and sex life), treatment with insulin (finances and living
conditions), and higher HbA1c (freedom to drink).
Conclusion
QoL is impaired in patients with diabetes, especially for the ‘freedom to eat’ domain, indicating that an intervention to
improve dietary freedom might be a good way of improving QoL. Greater negative impact of diabetes on QoL was associated with
being younger, male, more educated with low income, more diabetes complications, higher HbA1c, and using insulin. These need
to be considered in responding to patients’ individual needs.
improve dietary freedom might be a good way of improving QoL. Greater negative impact of diabetes on QoL was associated with
being younger, male, more educated with low income, more diabetes complications, higher HbA1c, and using insulin. These need
to be considered in responding to patients’ individual needs.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-012-0178-7
- Authors
- Huey-Fen Wang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Mei Chang Yeh, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343