Yuanyuan Zhu1,2,3, Anne F Fish4, Fan Li1,2, Lin Liu1,2, Qingqing Lou5,6. 1. Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. 2. Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. 3. Nursing College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. 4. College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Affiliated with the ISP Fellowship Support Program, St. Louis, MO, USA. 5. Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. lqq188@yahoo.com. 6. Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. lqq188@yahoo.com.
Abstract
AIMS: Quality of life is a major focus of health care today. In published studies on patients with type 2 diabetes, findings on quality of life are mixed. Those with diabetes have chronic illness and must adhere to a complicated care regimen daily, which for many patients is challenging. This study analyzed psychosocial factors and metabolic control as potential predictors of quality of life among these patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 397 patients with type 2 diabetes was conducted in a hospital in Nanjing, China. Demographic information and clinical characteristics were collected from the medical record. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Diabetes Distress Scale, and Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form were administered. RESULTS: The mean score of quality of life was 67.80 ± 13.44 on a 100-point scale. General self-efficacy (β = 0.340, P < 0.001), diabetes distress (β = -0.266, P < 0.001), and diabetes empowerment ability (β = 0.207, P < 0.001) were predictors of quality of life. In contrast, other factors including HbA1c, diabetes complications, and the duration of diabetes were not associated with quality of life (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicated that psychosocial factors such as self-efficacy, diabetes distress, and diabetes empowerment ability are related to quality of life. Assessment and interventions aimed at reducing psychosocial problems should be applied in diabetes care.
AIMS: Quality of life is a major focus of health care today. In published studies on patients with type 2 diabetes, findings on quality of life are mixed. Those with diabetes have chronic illness and must adhere to a complicated care regimen daily, which for many patients is challenging. This study analyzed psychosocial factors and metabolic control as potential predictors of quality of life among these patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 397 patients with type 2 diabetes was conducted in a hospital in Nanjing, China. Demographic information and clinical characteristics were collected from the medical record. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Diabetes Distress Scale, and Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form were administered. RESULTS: The mean score of quality of life was 67.80 ± 13.44 on a 100-point scale. General self-efficacy (β = 0.340, P < 0.001), diabetes distress (β = -0.266, P < 0.001), and diabetes empowerment ability (β = 0.207, P < 0.001) were predictors of quality of life. In contrast, other factors including HbA1c, diabetes complications, and the duration of diabetes were not associated with quality of life (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicated that psychosocial factors such as self-efficacy, diabetes distress, and diabetes empowerment ability are related to quality of life. Assessment and interventions aimed at reducing psychosocial problems should be applied in diabetes care.
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Keywords:
China; Diabetes distress; Empowerment; Quality of life; Self-efficacy; Type 2 diabetes
Authors: Jessie N Zurita-Cruz; Leticia Manuel-Apolinar; María Luisa Arellano-Flores; Alejandro Gutierrez-Gonzalez; Alma Gloria Najera-Ahumada; Nelly Cisneros-González Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes Date: 2018-05-15 Impact factor: 3.186
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