A Cross-sectional Study on Quality of Life among Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Bagalkot City, Karnataka

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dc.contributor.authorMhetri, Jayaraj R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDorle, A. S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T09:46:23Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T09:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2018 Jan
dc.description.abstractIndia has the large number of diabetic patients, and the number is expected to raise to 69.9 million by 2025. “Quality of life (QOL)” evaluation has emerged as an important outcome measure for chronic disease management. In diabetes, psychosocial factors have an important impact on self-care, acceptance of therapeutic regimens, treatment success, and QOL. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study was to find out the QOL among the diabetic patients attending the outpatient department of tertiary care hospital in Bagalkot city. Methodology: It is a cross-sectional descriptive study, which was undertaken at a tertiary care hospital in Bagalkot city. The duration of the study was from August 10, 2016 to October 25, 2016. A sample size of 180 was obtained after considering the prevalence of diabetes in Karnataka as 10.22%. Patients attending the hospital for outpatient services were interviewed in their own language after obtaining the consent. QOL instrument for Indian Diabetes Patients questionnaire was used it is a reliable, valid, and sensitive tool for the assessment of diabetes-specific QOL in Indian subjects. Statistical analysis was done using Microsoft Excel 2010 and SPSS 20.1 trial version. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test was used. Results: The mean age of study participants was 58.14 ± 13.46 years. 31.8% of the study participants were on insulin therapy. 52.3% of the males in the study had good QOL. The patients who were obese had poorer QOL than the patients with overweight and normal body mass index; this was statistically significant. Married participants had better QOL. In participants with comorbidities, QOL was poorer when compared to those without comorbidities; this difference was statistically significant.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, S. Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMhetri Jayaraj R., Dorle A. S.. A Cross-sectional Study on Quality of Life among Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Bagalkot City, Karnataka. Annals of Community Health. 2018-01; 6(1): 5-8en_US
dc.identifier.issn2347-5455
dc.identifier.issn2347-5714
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/185909
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAkash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centreen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.subjectDiabetesen_US
dc.subjectquality of life instrument for Indian diabetes patientsen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.titleA Cross-sectional Study on Quality of Life among Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Bagalkot City, Karnatakaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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