TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2 from a regerral health care center in Minas Gerais, Brazil
AU - Rodrigues da Mata, Adriana
AU - Álvares, Juliana
AU - Diniz, Leonardo Mauricio
AU - da Silva, Michael Ruberson Ribeiro
AU - Alvernaz dos Santos, Bárbara Rodrigues
AU - Guerra Júnior, Augusto Afonso
AU - Cherchiglia, Mariangela Leal
AU - Gurgel Andrade, Eli Iola
AU - Godman, Brian
AU - de Assis Acurcio, Francisco
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Quality of life (QoL) characteristics are important in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM 1 and 2). Aim: Evaluate QoL and DM-associated factors among diabetic patients. Methods: Patients attending a University Hospital interviewed about sociodemographic, clinical and QoL characteristics, with QoL measured via the EQ-5D. Descriptive analysis, correlation, linear regression, univariate and multivariate analysis were performed. Results: 346 patients took part, comprising 67% women, 59% with DM2, and 32% DM1. DM 1 patients had a mean QoL of 0.7369, with retinopathy, depression, dyslipidemia and a serious hypoglycemic crisis significantly reducing QoL. Patients with DM type 2 had mean QoL 0.6582, with hypertension, neuropathy, depression, cancer and dyslipidemia significantly reducing QoL. Reduced QoL also correlated with a lack of physical exercise. Males with both DM1 and 2 had a better QoL. Conclusion: Need for better disease monitoring and control combined with effective activities to improve self-care, reduce complications and improve patients’ QoL.
AB - Quality of life (QoL) characteristics are important in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM 1 and 2). Aim: Evaluate QoL and DM-associated factors among diabetic patients. Methods: Patients attending a University Hospital interviewed about sociodemographic, clinical and QoL characteristics, with QoL measured via the EQ-5D. Descriptive analysis, correlation, linear regression, univariate and multivariate analysis were performed. Results: 346 patients took part, comprising 67% women, 59% with DM2, and 32% DM1. DM 1 patients had a mean QoL of 0.7369, with retinopathy, depression, dyslipidemia and a serious hypoglycemic crisis significantly reducing QoL. Patients with DM type 2 had mean QoL 0.6582, with hypertension, neuropathy, depression, cancer and dyslipidemia significantly reducing QoL. Reduced QoL also correlated with a lack of physical exercise. Males with both DM1 and 2 had a better QoL. Conclusion: Need for better disease monitoring and control combined with effective activities to improve self-care, reduce complications and improve patients’ QoL.
KW - diabetes mellitus, type 1
KW - diabetes mellitus type 2
KW - quality of life
KW - patients
KW - Brazil
KW - QoL
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/17512433.2016.1152180
U2 - 10.1586/17512433.2016.1152180
DO - 10.1586/17512433.2016.1152180
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 739
EP - 746
JO - Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
SN - 1751-2433
IS - 5
ER -
