PMID- 28003741
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240326
IS  - 1177-889X (Print)
IS  - 1177-889X (Electronic)
IS  - 1177-889X (Linking)
VI  - 10
DP  - 2016
TI  - Factors influencing the quality of life perception in patients with type 2 
      diabetes mellitus.
PG  - 2471-2477
LID - 10.2147/PPA.S124858 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of several factors on the patient's perception on 
      quality of life in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). 
      PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 198 patients with T2DM were 
      enrolled according to a consecutive-case population-based study design. In all 
      participants, the perception on the quality of life was measured using the 
      quality of life index - diabetes version III proposed by Ferrans and Powers. We 
      evaluated the impact of several anthropometric and diabetes-related (ie, diabetes 
      history and quality of glycemic control) factors on the patient's perception on 
      the quality of life. RESULTS: The presence of diabetes complications was 
      associated with a decreased quality of life: retinopathy (1 vs 5 points; 
      P<0.001), chronic kidney disease (-1 vs 5 points; P<0.001), and neuropathy (-1 vs 
      5 points; P<0.001). A significant reverse correlation was found between the 
      patient's quality of life and depression's severity (Spearman's r=-0.345; 
      P<0.001) and body mass index (Spearman's r=-0.158; P=0.026). A positive 
      association between the quality of life and the quality of diabetes-related 
      self-care activities was found (Spearman's r=0.338; P<0.001). No significant 
      association was found between the patient's quality of life and the quality of 
      glycemic control, diabetes duration, age, gender, or smoking status. CONCLUSION: 
      To improve the patient's quality of life, special care should be given to the 
      modifiable diabetes-related factors: the prevention and treatment of diabetes 
      complications, treatment of depression, and weight loss in obese and overweight 
      patients.
FAU - Timar, Romulus
AU  - Timar R
AD  - Second Department of Internal Medicine.
FAU - Velea, Iulian
AU  - Velea I
AD  - Department of Pediatrics.
FAU - Timar, Bogdan
AU  - Timar B
AD  - Department of Functional Sciences.
FAU - Lungeanu, Diana
AU  - Lungeanu D
AD  - Department of Functional Sciences.
FAU - Oancea, Cristian
AU  - Oancea C
AD  - Department of Infectious Diseases.
FAU - Roman, Deiana
AU  - Roman D
AD  - Faculty of General Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
FAU - Mazilu, Octavian
AU  - Mazilu O
AD  - First Department of Surgery, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 
      Timisoara, Romania.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20161208
PL  - New Zealand
TA  - Patient Prefer Adherence
JT  - Patient preference and adherence
JID - 101475748
PMC - PMC5158177
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - diabetes complications
OT  - diabetes-related self-care activities
OT  - quality of life
OT  - type 2 diabetes
COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
EDAT- 2016/12/23 06:00
MHDA- 2016/12/23 06:01
PMCR- 2016/12/08
CRDT- 2016/12/23 06:00
PHST- 2016/12/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/12/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/12/23 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/12/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ppa-10-2471 [pii]
AID - 10.2147/PPA.S124858 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 Dec 8;10:2471-2477. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S124858. 
      eCollection 2016.