ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2017
Profile and predictors of health related quality of life among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Quetta city, Pakistan.
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- Adolopment of adult diabetes mellitus management guidelines for a Pakistani context: Methodology and challenges.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Quality of Life of Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2022Article
- Translation, Validation, and Psychometric Evaluation of the Diabetes Quality-of-Life Brief Clinical Inventory: The Urdu Version.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- The Impact of Treatment Adherence on Quality of Life Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients - Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Medication-related risk factors associated with health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in China.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Predicting Factors of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aims to assess the profile and predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients in Quetta, Pakistan.
methodsThe study was designed as a questionnaire based, cross sectional analysis. 300 Type II diabetic patients attending public and private hospitals were targeted for data collection. In addition to demographic and disease related information, Euroqol Quality of Life was used to measure HRQoL. Moreover, Drug Attitude Inventory and Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test were used to assess medication adherence and diabetes related knowledge respectively. Treatment satisfaction was assessed by patient's experience towards health care professionals and available facilities. Descriptive statistics were used to elaborate patients' demographic and disease related characteristics. Binary logistic regression was used to predict factors independently associated with HRQoL. SPSS v. 20 was used for data analysis and p < 0.05 was taken as significant.
resultsPatients in the current study reported poor HRQoL with a mean score of 0.48 ± 0.36. Age, duration of disease, number of prescribed drugs, medication adherence and treatment satisfaction were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with HRQoL in the cross tabulation analysis. The significant variables were entered into the model that showed significant goodness of fit with highly significant Omnibus Test of Model Coefficient (Chi-square = 12.983, p = 0.030, df = 4). Medication adherence was reported as a significant predictor of HRQoL with an increase of one adherence score was associated with improvement of HRQoL by a factor of 1.75 provided other variables remain constant.
conclusionThe study presents a model that is associated with HRQoL with patient with T2DM, where medication adherence shaped as a predictor of HRQoL. Healthcare professionals should pay special attention on patients' medication taking behavior and should put their efforts in explaining the benefits of the medication adherence to the patients.
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