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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Primary Care Asian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Hardesh Dhillon, Rusli Bin Nordin, Amutha Ramadas

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hardesh DhillonBarwon Health, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia. hardeshdhillon92@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2258-0950
Rusli Bin NordinSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Selangor 47500, Malaysia. rusli.nordin@taylors.edu.my.
Amutha RamadasJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia. amutha.ramadas@monash.edu.
Monash University Malaysia · MYTaylor's University · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes complications, medication adherence, and psychosocial well-being have been associated with quality of life (QOL) among several Western and Asian populations with diabetes, however, there is little evidence substantiating these relationships among Malaysia's unique and diverse population. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted in a Malaysian public primary care clinic among 150 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Structured and validated questionnaires were used to investigate the associations between demographic, clinical, and psychological factors with QOL of the study participants. Approximately three-quarters of patients had a good-excellent QOL. Diabetes-related variables that were significantly associated with poor QOL scores included insulin containing treatment regimens, poor glycemic control, inactive lifestyle, retinopathy, neuropathy, abnormal psychosocial well-being, higher diabetes complication severity, and nonadherence (

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Quality of LifeAgedAnxietyAsian PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMalaysiaMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesHypoglycemic Agentsdiabetes complicationsmedication adherencepsychosocial well-beingquality of lifetype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID31547629
PMCPMC6801549
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