ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2020
The impact of diabetes mellitus on health-related quality of life in Saudi Arabia.
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- The EQ-5D-5L index as a measure of health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- The Use of EQ-5D in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Literature Review.PharmacoEconomics · 2025Pooled it
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- The relationship between the duration of diabetes and dimensions of general health and quality of life associated with the health of diabetic patients.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among stroke patients in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024Review
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- Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Chronic Diseases and Its Relationship with Multimorbidity: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors in elderly individuals with dyslipidemia in rural Northern China.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Insulin injection practice and health related quality of life among individuals with diabetes at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
- Perceived social supports and associated factors among diabetes mellitus patients.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Quality of Life (QoL) among Health Care Workers with Diabetes Mellitus: A Literature Review.Clinics and practice · 2021Review
- Application of the EQ-5D in the Middle East: A Systematic Review Focusing on Patients Living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effect of different demographic, clinical and social factors on diabetic patients' quality of life (QOL). RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsA cross sectional study conducted on patients with type 2 diabetes who attended King Abdulaziz University Hospital outpatient clinics between February and March 2017. The patients were asked about sociodemographic data including age, sex, educational level, exercise history and marital status in addition to clinical data such as duration of diabetes, presence of comorbidities as well as medication history. The patients' QOL were assessed using EQ-5D-5L Arabic version.
results131 participants were included in the study with a median age 55 years old. Forty five percent of participants were male. Regarding EQ-5D scores, there were significant correlation with gender, exercise, hypertension, heart disease, marital status, educational level and duration of diabetes while there was a significant difference in EQ-VAS scores with respect to heart disease, level of education and duration of diabetes.
conclusionMore attention needs to be given to the assessment of the QOL of diabetic patients and assessing the effect of different treatment modalities on improvement of patients' QOL.
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