TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life of patients with Diabetes Mellitus Types 1 and 2 from a referal health centre in Minas Gerais, Brazil
AU - Da Mata, Adriana Rodrigues
AU - Álvares, Juliana
AU - Diniz, Leonardo M.
AU - Da Silva, Michael Ruberson Ribeiro
AU - Dos Santos, Bárbara Rodrigues Alvernaz
AU - Júnior, Augusto Afonso Guerra
AU - Cherchiglia, Mariangela Leal
AU - Andrade, Eli Iola Gurgel
AU - Godman, Brian
AU - De Assis Acurcio, Francisco
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial and competing interests disclosure The authors were supported by the Fundao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais FAPEMIG (Process No. PPM-00182-13). The write-up was in part supported by a Newton Advanced Fellowship awarded to Professor Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior by the Academy of Medical Sciences, through the UK Government's Newton Fund programme. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2016/5/3
Y1 - 2016/5/3
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 were interviewed about their 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 score of 0.7369, with retinopathy, depression, dyslipidemia and a serious hypoglycemic crisis significantly reducing QoL. Patients with DM type 2 had a mean QoL score of 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 than females. 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 were interviewed about their 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 score of 0.7369, with retinopathy, depression, dyslipidemia and a serious hypoglycemic crisis significantly reducing QoL. Patients with DM type 2 had a mean QoL score of 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 than females. Conclusion: Need for better disease monitoring and control combined with effective activities to improve self-care, reduce complications and improve patients QoL.
KW - Brazil
KW - Diabetes Mellitus
KW - ED-5Q-3L
KW - Quality-oflife
KW - health service
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U2 - 10.1586/17512433.2016.1152180
DO - 10.1586/17512433.2016.1152180
M3 - Article
C2 - 26873164
AN - SCOPUS:84961198148
VL - 9
SP - 739
EP - 746
JO - Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
SN - 1751-2433
IS - 5
ER -