Factors influencing quality of life in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes in community

Abstract

A survey on the quality of life of diabetic patients was conducted in Shanghai Changqiao community in August 2017. Total 1 002 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) aged ≥60 years were randomly selected to participant in this face-to-face questionnaire survey, 967 participants completed the survey with a effective rate of 96.5%. The Anxiety Self-Rating Scale and Diabetes-Specific Quality of Life Scale (A-DQOL) were applied for evaluation. The results showed that up to 48.9% (473/967) participants had an anxiety state. Multivariate stepwise regression analysis showed that the educational level was the main influencing factor of A-DQOL (P<0.05). The educational level and fasting blood glucose were the influencing factors of satisfaction degree and impacting degree score; educational level, treatment mode and BMI were the influencing factors of grade Ⅰ anxiety; age and educational level were the influencing factors of grade Ⅱ anxiety (all P<0.05). The survey demonstrates that age, educational level, treatment, fasting blood glucose and BMI would affect the quality of life of elderly T2DM patients. Key words: Community health services; ≥60 years; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Quality of life; Questionnaires