Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics in Patients with Diabetes and the Relation with their Perceived Quality of Life

Abstract

The present study explores the relation among the medical condition such as type, duration and complications present in patient with diabetes along with sociodemographic characteristics for instance age, gender, socioeconomic status and patients’ quality of life. Thirty one patients were questioned using Ferrans and Power’s Quality of life index (1985). Clinical and demographic data were also collected. Type 1 diabetes and multiple complications of low glycemic control were all associated with lower quality of life. The type of treatment (injectable or non-injectable) showed a difference in the quality of life near significance while the duration of the diagnosis revealed no difference. A higher level of study and being professionally active were associated with better quality of life. Gender was not a significant parameter. Implications of the results and further developments are also discussed.