Abstract
Background Studies have shown that the relationship between social capital (SC) and quality of life (QOL) has an important role in care, prevention, and treatment of some patients. The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the relationship between social capital and QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods This descriptive, correlational study was conducted on 215 individuals selected through quota sampling. To assess social capital, the Social Capital Questionnaire was used, and to evaluate the QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes, the Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) Brief Clinical Inventory was used. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation and regression analysis. Results A significant relationship was observed between QOL and social capital in patients with diabetes. Moreover, social capital explained 14% of variance in QOL and with the addition of other accompanying diseases, this was increased to 19%. Conclusion The results of this study can be useful for health care providers to improve the health of patients with diabetes. They also help patients to better manage and cope with their illness.
Highlights
The chronic nature of diabetes mellitus (DM) affects patients’ body, mind, and individual and social performance and threatens their “quality of life” (QOL)
The results showed that the majority of participants were middle aged or on the threshold of old age
The results of the current study were not in agreement with that of the study by Weaver et al on 97 patients with type 2 diabetes in Canada [15]. They found that social capital, social support, income, and age did not have a significant relationship with self-care in these patients, while gender, time since diagnosis, and education had a significant relationship with self-care
Summary
Studies have shown that the relationship between social capital (SC) and quality of life (QOL) has an important role in care, prevention, and treatment of some patients. The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the relationship between social capital and QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes. This descriptive, correlational study was conducted on 215 individuals selected through quota sampling. A significant relationship was observed between QOL and social capital in patients with diabetes. The results of this study can be useful for health care providers to improve the health of patients with diabetes. They help patients to better manage and cope with their illness
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