Health related quality of life in type-2 diabetic patients in Western India using World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF and appraisal of diabetes scale

Evaluation of Quality of Life and Medication Adherence in Type-II Diabetic Patients

“…Some of these advanced lesions eventually become unstable and rupture, resulting in the clinical manifestations of CVD. 18 These results are consistent with study done by Belapatel, et al 9 Patients with controlled and uncontrolled diabetes did not differ much in the physical domain. Both the groups scored the 'average' quality of life followed by 'good'.…”

“…Mean age in both the groups was found to be 51.1 (SD±9). Out of 300 patients, 109 (36%) patients had a family history of diabetes compared to 35% patients with past family history of diabetes and with mean age of 56.8 in the study conducted by BelaPatel et.al 9 .…”

“…QoL was significantly impaired in uncontrolled diabetic patients compared to controlled diabetes. Age, duration of diabetes, symptoms, comorbidities, symptoms, blood glucose level and the number of nonpharmacological measures were important predictors of QoL 9 . It is important to improve the quality of life among diabetics with proper treatment regimens ensuring good glycemic control 10 .Medication adherence is one of the most important factors that determine therapeutic outcomes, especially in patients suffering from chronic illnesses.…”

The significance of measuring health related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus

“…They use both a generic as well as a specific measure for the assessment of psychological functioning. Their study taps essential factors that impact overall disease and patient management [6]. The appraisal or interpretation of having to experience a chronic illness and to live with it impacts the overall adjustment to the illness.…”

“…As the name suggests it assesses how a person with diabetes assesses the illness and its impact, confidence in coping, worries about the future as well as uncertainty with regard to the future [9]. Patel et al (2014) report that patients with poorer control reported greater negative appraisal of diabetes, suggesting that perhaps these patients not only experienced greater emotional distress over their overall control over diabetes, but also experienced significant worries and uncertainty [6]. Negative appraisals in terms of burden, uncertainty about the future, poor confidence over coping with the illness are likely to lead to lower quality of life and a greater sense of burden due to the illness.…”