Association of Self-Care Behaviors and Quality of Life among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Chaldoran County, Iran
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
;
: 449-456, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-69945
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Self-care of diabetes is an essential part for controlling the disease and improvement of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This study aimed to analyze the associated factors of quality of life in patients with T2DM in order to design effective interventions.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 T2DM patients referred to health centers of Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The quality of life's questionnaires from World Health Organization and the self-care behaviors' questionnaires were used for data collection.RESULTS:
The mean age of patients was 46.30% and 53.30% of them were male. Among demographic variables, gender (P=0.002), age groups (P=0.007), and household monthly income (P=0.009) were significantly associated with total quality of life. Also, self-care nutrition (odds ratio [OR], 1.47; P=0.001), self-management of blood glucose control (OR, 1.29; P=0.002), and self-medication behavior (OR, 1.18; P=0.030) were identified as factors significantly associated with quality of life.CONCLUSION:
Self-care behaviors were significantly associated with quality of life; among them, the greatest influence was observed in self-care nutrition behavior. According to the findings of this study, appropriate interventions on self-care behaviors about nutrition can improve the quality of life for T2DM patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Self Care
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World Health Organization
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Blood Glucose
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Family Characteristics
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Data Collection
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Azerbaijan
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Iran
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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