Correlation analysis between pain score and quality of life in patients with diabetic foot

Abstract

Objective To explore the status quo of pain and quality of life in patients with diabetic foot and to discuss the correlation between pain score and quality of life. Methods Totally 115 patients with diabetic foot treated in the Department of Endocrinology of a military Class III Grade A hospital in Beijing between January and November 2017 were selected by convenient sampling, and investigated with the general information questionnaire, Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and Diabetes Specific Quality of Life Scale (DSQL) . Pearson correlation analysis was used for the quantitative data which conformed to normal distribution, while Spearman correlation analysis was used for the quantitative data which did not conform to normal distribution. Results The total pain score of the 115 patients with diabetic foot was (5.29±1.86) , and the total DSQL score was (53.69±16.78) ; the pain score, the total score of quality of life and the score in the psychological dimension in the patients aged 60 or above were higher than those in the patients aged under 60 (P<0.05) ; pain score was positively correlated with the total score of quality of life and the scores in different dimensions (P<0.01) . Conclusions Diabetic foot specific pain is an important factor reducing the patients' quality of life. The pain factor shall be treated positively with nursing interventions to improve the quality of life in patients with diabetic foot. Key words: Diabetic foot; Pain; Quality of life; Correlation