Quality of life evaluation in patients with diabetes using the PAID scale

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Elze Cecília Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Souza, Sônia Alves de, Alves, Thais Oliveira Santos, Gois, Cristiane Franca Lisboa, Guimarães, Alzira Maria Dávila Nery, Mattos, Maria Cláudia Tavares de, Campos, Maria Pontes de Aguiar
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50273
• topic: Calidad de vida; Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Enfermería; Qualidade de Vida; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Enfermagem; Quality of Life; Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Nursing

Diabetes is a chronic disease which might interfere in people's quality of life (QOL). The present study aimed at evaluating the QOL of individuals with Type 2 diabetes (DM2) and its relation to socio-demographic and clinical variables. It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study which used the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID scale) and the Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to evaluate QOL. The study demonstrated that 37. 6% of the participants scored a PAID total equal or higher than 40. There was a negative correlation between total PAID score and four out of eight components of SF-36: pain, mental health, social aspects, and general state of health. Men presented a better evaluation in the domain "food-related problems", whereas women in the domain "treatment problems". Only the difference in relation to the latter association was statistically significant. Physical activity was associated with a better QOL. The study concluded that few participants showed a high level of emotional distress, and that physical activity seems to contribute to lessen such distress.