OBJECTIVE: The QUODIEM study assessed the quality of life of type II diabetic patients and the factors that influenced it, according to recent medical recommendations. Method The quality of life (QOL) of 437 type II diabetic patients in the Rhone-Alps area, monitored in general medicine, was assessed using two QOL questionaires, the SF 36, a generic, and the DQOL, a specific questionnaire that we adapted to type II diabetics. A third questionnaire assessed the wishes of the patients concerning the management of their disease. RESULTS: The QOL of type II diabetics is negatively influenced by age (>75 Years), female gender, loneliness, and the absence of professional or physical activity. A poorly balanced diabetes, its management by a specialist, the presence of two complications or more related to the disease, and treatment with insulin were all factors reducing QOL. Self-management of glycaema was associated with improved QOL. Few patients wished enhanced management of their diabetes. CONCLUSION: The QUODIEM study underlined the fact that the QOL of type II diabetics must be taken into account and tools for its assessment are available in France.
OBJECTIVE: The QUODIEM study assessed the quality of life of type II diabeticpatients and the factors that influenced it, according to recent medical recommendations. Method The quality of life (QOL) of 437 type II diabeticpatients in the Rhone-Alps area, monitored in general medicine, was assessed using two QOL questionaires, the SF 36, a generic, and the DQOL, a specific questionnaire that we adapted to type II diabetics. A third questionnaire assessed the wishes of the patients concerning the management of their disease. RESULTS: The QOL of type II diabetics is negatively influenced by age (>75 Years), female gender, loneliness, and the absence of professional or physical activity. A poorly balanced diabetes, its management by a specialist, the presence of two complications or more related to the disease, and treatment with insulin were all factors reducing QOL. Self-management of glycaema was associated with improved QOL. Few patients wished enhanced management of their diabetes. CONCLUSION: The QUODIEM study underlined the fact that the QOL of type II diabetics must be taken into account and tools for its assessment are available in France.
Authors: Valle Coronado Vázquez; Luis María López González; Elena Martín Ruiz; José Miguel Real Isidoro; Magdalena Sánchez Ordóñez; Carmen Silveira García Journal: Aten Primaria Date: 2010-06-09 Impact factor: 1.137
Authors: Stephanie Boini; Marie-Line Erpelding; Anne Fagot-Campagna; Mounir Mesbah; Judith Chwalow; Alfred Penfornis; Vincent Coliche; Etienne Mollet; Keith Meadows; Serge Briançon Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes Date: 2010-11-02 Impact factor: 3.186