PMID- 24851592
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140612
LR  - 20240323
IS  - 0350-6134 (Print)
IS  - 0350-6134 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Mar
TI  - Mixed feelings about the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a consequence of 
      adjusting to health related quality of life.
PG  - 11-20
AB  - This study aims to explore patients' reactions to the diagnosis of type 2 
      diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their health related quality of life. We adopted a 
      qualitative exploratory study design using a thematic analysis. Twelve patients 
      with T2DM for more than a 2-year duration were interviewed using a 
      semi-structured interview guide. Both purposive and theoretical samplings were 
      used for data collection. The in-depth interviews were audio-taped and 
      transcribed verbatim, followed by line-by-line coding and constant comparison to 
      identify the themes. Data management was facilitated using Nvivo 10. Patients 
      shared their mixed feelings about the diagnosis of T2DM. Six domains of quality 
      of life emerged from these interviews, namely physical and social functioning, 
      work function and social obligations, dietary freedom and conforming to treatment 
      standard. Diabetes management needs to take these themes and patients' feelings 
      associated with their quality of life into consideration.
FAU - Low, Lee Lan
AU  - Low LL
FAU - Tong, Seng Fah
AU  - Tong SF
FAU - Low, Wah Yun
AU  - Low WY
LA  - eng
GR  - D43 TW008332/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
GR  - D43TW008332/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Croatia
TA  - Coll Antropol
JT  - Collegium antropologicum
JID - 8003354
SB  - IM
MH  - *Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*diagnosis/*psychology
MH  - *Emotions
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*psychology
MH  - Quality of Life/*psychology
PMC - PMC4577471
MID - NIHMS721660
EDAT- 2014/05/24 06:00
MHDA- 2014/06/13 06:00
PMCR- 2015/09/21
CRDT- 2014/05/24 06:00
PHST- 2014/05/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/05/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/06/13 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/09/21 00:00 [pmc-release]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Coll Antropol. 2014 Mar;38(1):11-20.