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ArticleHormones (Athens, Greece)2024

Determinants of health-related quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study.

Kyriakos Kintzoglanakis, Leonidas Pavlou-Skantzis, Tatiana Themeli, Miltiades Kyprianou, Stavroula A Paschou

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Kyriakos KintzoglanakisLocal Health Team unit of Thebes, Thebes, Boeotia, Greece. kyrkintz@yahoo.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-3351
Leonidas Pavlou-SkantzisGeneral Hospital of Thebes, Thebes, Boeotia, Greece.
Tatiana ThemeliGeneral Hospital of Thebes, Thebes, Boeotia, Greece.
Miltiades KyprianouIndependent Scientific Investigator, Athens, Greece.
Stavroula A PaschouEndocrine Unit and Diabetes Center, School of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-1376

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purposeTo examine the determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with type 2 diabetes (PwD) and multimorbidity (MM) (at least one co-occurring condition besides T2D) among sociodemographic, disease-related, and MM variables and the association of MM with therapeutic targets.

methodsA total of 179 PwD attending primary care (PC) in Greece answered the 15 dimension HRQoL (15D) questionnaire between August 2019 and October 2020. Sociodemographic, disease-related, and MM characteristics were recorded. MM was categorized as concordant or discordant based on whether or not it was related to the pathophysiology of T2D. Independent predictors of the 15D score were examined in stepwise regression models among sociodemographic, disease-related, and MM variables and the association of MM with glycated hemoglobin (A1C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was assessed.

resultsThe mean 15D score was 0.85 ± 0.11 and the mean MM count was 4.3 ± 1.8. Significant predictors of a higher 15D score were male gender, married state, higher monthly income, and more physical activity. Significant predictors of a lower 15D score were employment, depression, musculoskeletal disease, coronary artery disease, neuropathy, and MM count, but discordant had a stronger effect than concordant MM. Increasing MM count was not significantly correlated with A1C and was correlated with lower LDL-C.

conclusionNon-medical (physical activity and sociodemographic) rather than disease-related characteristics and discordant more than concordant co-occurring conditions affected HRQoL of multimorbid PwD who did not have worse (A1C) or achieved better (LDL-C) therapeutic targets. A generalist approach to the non-medical needs and overall health conditions of PwD could be promoted in PC within the social determinants of health and MM.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2MultimorbidityQuality of LifeAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlycated HemoglobinGreeceHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesGlycated HemoglobinGreeceHealth-related quality of lifeMultimorbidityPrimary careSocial determinants of healthType 2 diabetes mellitus

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