scholarly journals Treatment Satisfaction and Quality of Life among Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in West Bank, Palestine

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maher R. Khdour ◽  
Heba B. Awadallah ◽  
Dua’a H. Al-Hamed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Treatment Satisfaction ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objectives. This study had the goal of evaluating the role of treatment satisfaction among diabetic patients in the context of health-related quality of life (QoL) and medication adherence. Methods. This study, which utilized a cross-sectional design, was conducted at the Primary Healthcare Unit in the Ministry of Health in Ramallah between Feb. and May 2019. Medication adherence was evaluated with the 4-item Morisky Green-Levine (MGL) questionnaire, treatment satisfaction using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication version 1.4 (TSQM 1.4), and health-related quality of life with the European Quality of Life scale (EQ-5D-3L). Results. Study participants consisted of 380 diabetic patients, of which 220 (57.9%) had high adherence to their medications and 160 (42.1%) had low adherence. Based on the classification of patient responses among the EQ-5D domains, pain/discomfort was the most influenced dimension, with 173 patients (36.1%) reporting problems, (36.1%). Also prominent were anxiety and depression (128 patients, 33.7%) and Mobility (115 patients, 30.3%). A significant relation was observed between QoL and treatment satisfaction (73.8 vs. 69.8; P=0.016). Treatment satisfaction also had a significant association with the anxiety domain (39.4 vs. 28.7; P=0.031). Conclusion. Participants expressed moderate satisfaction with their treatments; more satisfied patients showed greater medication adherence and had better QoL. Anxiety has been shown to be associated with reduced medication adherence and lower QoL.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional assessment of health-related quality of life among type 2 diabetic patients in Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Saleem ◽  
Saeedur Rashid Nazir ◽  
MohamedAzmi Hassali ◽  
Sajid Bashir ◽  
Furqan Hashmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic

scholarly journals Predictors of health related quality of life among diabetic patients on follow up at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bikila Regassa Feyisa ◽  
Mekdes Tigistu Yilma ◽  
Belachew Etana Tolessa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Western Ethiopia

AbstractObjectiveTo assess health related quality of life (HRQoL) and its predictors among diabetic patients on follow up at Nekemte Specialized Hospital (NSH) in Western Ethiopia.Design, setting and participantsThis facility based cross sectional study was conducted among 224 diabetic patients on follow up at one of the public hospitals in western Ethiopia.Main outcome measuredHRQoL was measured by using the Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey from 15th April to 5th June. Structured questionnaire was used for data the collection from participants selected by systematic random sampling. Multiple linear regression was used for final model.ResultA total of 215 diabetic patients were involved in the study with the response rate of 96%. The mean score of the overall HRQoL of the study participants was found to be 50.30 ± 18.08 with highest mean score in physical functioning and lowest mean score in general health domain. Age, education status, history of smoking, feeling of stigmatized and Body mass index (BMI) were inversely associated while being male, being married, absence of co morbidity and absence of chronic complications related to diabetes mellitus were found to be positively associated with overall HRQoL.ConclusionThe overall HRQoL of diabetic patients on follow up at the study area was found to be moderate. General health, mental health, bodily pain and vitality were the most affected domains. Both the mental and physical components need to be considered when caring the diabetic patients on follow up beyond provision of treatment.Strength and limitations of this studyThe study was the first of its kind in assessing the predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among both diabetes mellitus type I and type II in Ethiopia.The tools used was validated across different culturesEight domains of HRQoL and two component summary scores were used to make the measurement more specific.The cross sectional nature of the study design made the result of the study difficult to identify either the cause or the effect comes first.

scholarly journals Health related quality of life in type II diabetics and its associated factors: a cross sectional study at an urban health training centre of Northern India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 6011
Author(s):  
M. Haider ◽  
Manoj Verma ◽  
Afzal Hakim ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Savitri Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, leading to many complications and substantial decrease in patient’s Health related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of study was to assess health related quality of life of diabetic patient.Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted from December 2020 to February 2021. A total of 100 diabetic patients, resident of field practice area of tertiary care teaching hospital were included in the study. SF-36 scale was used to assess the HRQOL.Results: The most important predictors of impaired HRQOL were female gender, presence of any diabetic complications, presence of non -diabetic comorbidity and longer duration of diabetes. Older age, lower education, unmarried, obesity, hypertension and hyperlipidemia were also associated with impaired HRQOL in SF-36 subscale.Conclusions: Diabetic patients had lower HRQOL in all the domains of quality of life. Identification of associated factors can help prevent deterioration of quality of life.  Prevention and early identification of complications and concomitant chronic disease can also improve quality of life of diabetics.

scholarly journals Association of health literacy and medication adherence with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with ischemic heart disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muzna Suhail ◽  
Hamid Saeed ◽  
Zikria Saleem ◽  
Saman Younas ◽  
Furqan Khurshid Hashmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Medication Adherence (MA) and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) are two inter-connected concepts, co-influenced by Health Literacy (HL), with significant impact on patient management and care. Thus, we aimed to estimate the association of HL and MA with HRQoL in IHD patients. Methods Cross-sectional study of 251 IHD patients recruited from Lahore over 6 months period. HL, MA and HRQoL was assessed using validated questionnaires; 16-items of HL, Morisky Green Levine Scale (MGLS) and SF-12, respectively. Chi-square for significance, logistic-regression for association and linear regression for predictions were used. Results IHD patients; males (p = 0.0001), having secondary—higher education (p = 0.0001), middle/upper class (p = 0.0001) and employed (p = 0.005) had adequate HL, and were more likely to be adherent (OR; 4.3, p = 0.014). Both physical (PCS-12) and mental (MCS-12) component scores of HRQoL for age, gender, education, area of residence, employment and MA were significantly higher in patients with adequate HL. In multinomial regression, improved PCS-12 scores tend to be higher in subjects having secondary—higher education (OR; 3.5, p = 0.067), employed (OR; 6.1, p = 0.002) and adherent (OR; 2.95, p = 0.218), while MCS-12 scores tend to be higher in patients < 65 years (OR; 2.2, p = 0.032), employed (OR; 3, p = 0.002) and adherent (OR; 4, p = 0.004). In adjusted model, HL (β;0.383, p = 0.0001) and MA (β; − 0.133, p = 0.018) were significantly associated with PCS-12, and MCS-12 with MA (β; − 0.161, p = 0.009) only. Conclusion Data suggested that adequate HL was significantly associated with adherence and both physical and mental dimensions of HRQoL were higher in IHD patients with adequate HL. Besides, HL and MA are independent predictors of HRQoL in IHD patients.

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