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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the noncommunicable diseases that influence the quality of life (QoL) of people living with the disease. It is a known metabolic condition with a feature of excessive blood glucose levels due to defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Assessment of QoL is useful in the measurement of outcomes during the management of chronic diseases. Aim: This study aims at determining the QoL of patients with DM that presented at the general outpatient clinic (GOPC) of a tertiary hospital in South–South Nigeria. Patients, Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 134 patients suffering from DM who attended either the GOPCs or diabetic clinics of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital was done between January and March 2018. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from the respondents on sociodemographic characteristics, duration of DM, and presence or absence of hypertension. The following assessments were done on the respondents: blood pressure, body mass index, and glycated hemoglobin levels. The assessment of the QoL of patients was done using WHOQoL-Bref instrument. Descriptive statistics of the data was done. Mean and standard deviation (SD) were computed from the continuous variables, while frequency and percentages of categorical variables were also determined. Odds ratio was employed to compare differences in proportions or groups. The level of statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Data analysis was done using Epi Info version 3.5.4. Results: The respondents consisted of 82 females and 52 males (M: F = 1:1.6) with a mean age of 54.79 (±SD 10.53) years. The overall QoL was good (91%). Poor monthly income was associated with poor QoL. Conclusion: The study finding indicated that poor income adversely affects the QoL of persons with DM. Chronic medical conditions such as DM require long-term care with financial/economic implications. Consequently, support systems (financial support inclusive) need to be strengthened for a better QoL.
背景:糖尿病是影响患者生活质量的非传染性疾病之一。这是一种已知的代谢状况,其特征是由于胰岛素产生、胰岛素作用或两者兼有而导致血糖水平过高。生活质量评估有助于衡量慢性病治疗的结果。目的:本研究旨在确定在尼日利亚南部一家三级医院的普通门诊(GOPC)就诊的糖尿病患者的生活质量。患者、材料和方法:在2018年1月至3月期间,对134名在乌约大学教学医院的GOPC或糖尿病诊所就诊的糖尿病患者进行了横断面研究。使用半结构化问卷从受访者那里获得关于社会人口统计学特征、糖尿病持续时间以及是否存在高血压的信息。对受访者进行了以下评估:血压、体重指数和糖化血红蛋白水平。使用WHOQoL-Bref仪器对患者的生活质量进行评估。对数据进行描述性统计。根据连续变量计算平均值和标准差(SD),同时确定分类变量的频率和百分比。比值比用于比较比例或组间的差异。统计学显著性水平设定为P<0.05。使用Epi Info 3.5.4版进行数据分析。结果:受访者包括82名女性和52名男性(M:F=1:1.6),平均年龄为54.79岁(±SD 10.53)。整体生活质量良好(91%)。月收入低与生活质量差有关。结论:研究结果表明,低收入会对糖尿病患者的生活质量产生不利影响。糖尿病等慢性疾病需要长期护理,并带来经济/经济影响。因此,需要加强支持系统(包括财政支持),以实现更好的生活质量。
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The Nigerian Journal of Medicine publishes articles on socio-economic, political and legal matters related to medical practice; conference and workshop reports and medical news.