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ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2018

Clinical and Sociodemographic Predictors of the Quality of Life among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Zaleha Jusoh, Hizlinda Tohid, Khairani Omar, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Saharuddin Ahmad

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  2. Quantifying health-related quality of life in Malaysian type 2 diabetes: focusing on complication types and severity.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023
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Zaleha JusohKlinik Kesihatan Kuala Dungun, Jalan Alor Tembesu, 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Hizlinda TohidDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 14th Floor, Preclinical Building, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khairani OmarDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 14th Floor, Preclinical Building, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Noor Azimah MuhammadDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 14th Floor, Preclinical Building, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Saharuddin AhmadDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 14th Floor, Preclinical Building, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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backgroundThe quality of life (QoL) describes the multidimensional self-perceived well-being of a person, which is an important diabetes outcome. This study aimed to measure the QoL scores among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as their clinical and sociodemographic predictors.

methodsThis cross-sectional study involved 180 randomly sampled patients at a primary care clinic on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire containing the Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life-18 (ADDQoL-18) was used.

resultsMost of the respondents (96.7%) were Malay, with a median (interquartile range, IQR) age of 54.0 (14.0) years old. The majority of them were females (60.0%), married (81.1%) and from low-income families (63.3%), who attained a secondary education or lower (75.6%). Only 49.4% of them were employed. The mean (standard deviation, SD) ADDQoL-18 average weighted impact score was -4.58 (2.21) and all 18 domains were negatively affected, particularly the living condition, family life and working life. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that the age (adjusted B = 0.05,

conclusionT2DM negatively impacts the patient's QoL in all aspects of their life. The QoL improvement with age suggests that the older patients had accepted and adapted to their illness. The need to improve the QoL among insulin users was also highlighted.

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agediabetes mellitusinsulinMalaysiaquality of life

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PMCPMC5862054

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