Perception of Quality of Life among People with Diabetes
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Cheah WL; Lee PY; Lim PY; Fatin Nabila AA; Luk KJ; Nur Irwana AT
- Source
- Malaysian Family Physician, Vol 7, Iss 2&3, Pp 21-30 (2012)
- Subject
- Diabetes mellitus
quality of life
primary health care
medications
sF-36
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1985-207X
1985-2274
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects a patient’s quality of life. this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the socio-demographic and disease profile factors associated with poor quality of life among patients with diabetes. the study was conducted at a primary health care clinic in Kuching between August to november 2010. short Form - 36 (sF - 36) questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of diabetic patients aged ≥ 18. A total of 142 respondents participated in the survey. After adjusting for age, those with no education scored lower at vitality (p=0.043) and emotional health (p=0.033) compared with those who have tertiary education. those working in the private sector scored better for physical functioning (p=0.042) compared with pensioners and the unemployed. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes scored lower in the role-emotional domain (p=0.003). Participants who were on