Impact of pharmacist-led education session (ples) on quality of life among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Hospital Besut

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic and progressive disease that has reached an epidemic level. To achieve a better quality of life among diabetic patients, patient education has become an essential role. Quality of life (QOL) is used as an important health outcome measure. Thus, this interventional study aimed to determine the effect of pharmacist-led education sessions (PLES) on QOL among T2DM patients in Hospital Besut and the association of sociodemographic factors with QOL. T2DM patients attending the Medical and Nephrology Clinic from July until November 2021 were recruited and randomised into the PLES and control groups. A guided questionnaire was used to evaluate their QOL in the satisfaction, impact and worry domains. The educational session was provided by the pharmacist via counselling, and all outcomes pre- and post-intervention were evaluated after a 3-month interval. Data were analysed using paired and independent t-tests, with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant. A total of 70 patients were enrolled in this study, with around half being female (52.8%) and a mean age of 58.6 ± 9.7. The increase in QOL after the intervention in the PLES group for all domains was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.001). The mean QOL scores in the PLES group in terms of satisfaction, impact, and worry domains before intervention were 40.48 ± 14.1, 49.86 ± 17.84 and 45.14 ± 18.72, respectively, while the overall score was 44.44 ± 13.60. There was a significant improvement of QOL after PLES in satisfaction 31.43 ± 10.61 (p < 0.012), impact 38.86 ± 10.95 (p < 0.001), worry domain 36.76 ± 12.56 (p < 0.040) and an overall score of 35.25 ± 9.04 (p < 0.022). No significant improvement was observed in the control group (p = 0.447). There was no significant association between sociodemographic factors and QOL (P > 0.05). This study suggested that PLES had a positive impact on the quality of life of patients with diabetes.