Health-related quality of life of people with diabetes mellitus

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Thais Oliveira Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Souza, Sônia Alves de, Souza, Elze Cecília Santos, Gois, Cristiane Franca Lisboa, Guimarães, Alzira Maria Dávila Nery, Mattos, Maria Cláudia Tavares de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50262
• topic: Calidad de Vida; Diabetes Mellitus; Atención de Enfermería; Enfermedad Crónica; Qualidade de Vida; Diabetes Mellitus; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Doença Crônica; Quality of Life; Diabetes Mellitus; Nursing Care; Chronic Disease

Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent disease that is linked to high rates of morbidity and mortality. The study aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people with diabetes mellitus and its relation to gender, age, time spent since the diagnosis of diabetes and the practice of physical activity. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study that evaluates HRQL based on SF-36 questionnaire. Among the 170 participants, 74,1% were female, 52,9% were married, and the means (standard deviation) of age and time of diagnosis of the disease were respectively 61.8 years (11.3) and 15.9 years (7.9). The SF-36 components means ranged from 46,2 (Physical function) to 84,8 (Social function). Men have shown better assessment of HRQOL. The practice of physical activity was associated with a better HRQOL. There was no association between HRQL, age, marital status and years spent since the diagnosis of diabetes. We conclude that the study participants had greater loss in components that assess physical health.