A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder that affects the Quality of Life (QoL) of patients. The objective of the present study is to assess the health related Quality of Life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Method: This was a cross-sectional study of 140 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, attending the diabetic clinic of a Tertiary care centre in Rajasthan, North India. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus between the age group of 25-75 were included in the study and data was collected using pre-designed questionnaire. The Qol of patients were assessed using SF 36V2 questionnaire along with the socio-demographic profile. The data was analysed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS. Result: The mean age of subjects was 56±11.6 years and the mean duration of diabetes mellitus was 10.9±8.3 years. 47.9% of patients were overweight and 20.7% were obese. The mean HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin) was 8.3±1.5%. The patients with type 2 diabetes had significantly lower scores in all domains of QoL. Males had higher QoL scores than females and the difference was found to be statistically significant (p