TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-sectional study of quality of life among Brazilian adults with type 1 diabetes treated with insulin glargine
T2 - findings and implications
AU - Almeida, Paulo H.R.F.
AU - Godman, Brian
AU - Nunes-Nogueira, Vania dos Santos
AU - de Lemos, Livia L. P.
AU - de Assis Acúrcio, Francisco
AU - Guerra Júnior, Augusto A.
AU - de Araújo, Vânia E.
AU - Almeida, Alessandra M.
AU - Alvares-Teodoro, Juliana
PY - 2021/12/6
Y1 - 2021/12/6
N2 - We conducted a cross-sectional study with 401 patients of type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with insulin glargine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using EQ-5D-3L and the Diabetes Quality of Life Measure. Our findings showed that a worse HRQoL was associated with a low level of education, self-perceived health reported as poor/very poor, being bedridden and not physically exercised, had seen a doctor more than four times in the past year before the interview, and had reported comorbidities and episodes of hypoglycemia.
AB - We conducted a cross-sectional study with 401 patients of type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with insulin glargine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using EQ-5D-3L and the Diabetes Quality of Life Measure. Our findings showed that a worse HRQoL was associated with a low level of education, self-perceived health reported as poor/very poor, being bedridden and not physically exercised, had seen a doctor more than four times in the past year before the interview, and had reported comorbidities and episodes of hypoglycemia.
KW - Brazil
KW - type 1 diabetes
KW - insulin glargine
KW - health-related quality of life
UR - https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/
M3 - Article
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