ABSTRACT
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects and decrease the quality of life. The incidence of diabetes is increasing and the prevalence of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in Iran is 4.5-6% and in population aged above 30 years is more than 14%. The prevalence of this disease in Yazd is 14.2%. The aim of the present study was to determine the quality of life of diabetes type II patients in Yazd and utilize the results for betterment of the quality of life of the patients. The object of this study was to assess diabetic patients' perceptions of their quality of life and its relation to certain socio-demographic variables. The data was collected by a questionnaire [SF=20] from 120 randomly selected patients at the Diabetes Research Center of Yazd. The data was analyzed with SPSS software and chi[2] test. The age of 40% of the samples was lower than 50 years while 60% was more than 50 years. Diabetes had affected quality of life of patients. The overall QOL, of patients was less than 50 percent.. There was no significant relationship between the level of education of patients and their QOL. There was a significant relationship between the job of patients and their QOL. About 87% of them had neuropathy and 78% had retinopathy. The QOL of patients with complications was lesser than those without complications. The findings of this study can help planners of diabetes management and education programs to identify persons at risk of decreased QOL at an early stage and tailor preventive interventional programs to bring about significant changes in patient's QOL