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 - 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
SN - 1751-2433
VL - 9
SP - 739
EP - 746
JO - Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
IS - 5
ER -
