An evaluation of life quality among patients with diabetes mellitus in rural areas / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus in rural areas,and to analyze the main influencing factors.Methods The EQ -5D and questionnaire were used to collect information of patients with diabetes mellitus and to evaluate their quality of life.Logistic regression,multiple liner regression analyses and other statistical methods were used to analyze the related factors of life quality among rural patients with diabetes mellitus. Results A total of 416 patients with diabetes mellitus were investigated.The mean score of EQ -5D and EQ -VAS of all cases were 0.835 ±0.197 and 61.48 ±16.47 respectively,and the rates of the participants had problems at the dimensions of mobility,self -care,usual activities,pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression were 21.15%,11.54%,17.31%, 38.46% and 47.12% respectively.Logistic regressions for the five dimensions showed that complications were the common significant factors of all five dimensions,and age was related to the dimensions of mobility,usual activities,pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression.Gender and HbA1C were influencing factors of pain/discomfort dimension.Multiple liner regression analyses showed that the number of complications was the influencing factors of the valuation of EQ -5D and the score of EQ -VAS.Conclusion The quality of life among patients with diabetes mellitus in rural areas was lower than healthy people.Anxiety/depression was the most common problem,and complications were the main factor for the decrease of quality of life among diabetic patients.