Health-related quality of life of people with diabetes mellitus

Authors

  • Thais Oliveira Santos Alves
  • Sônia Alves de Souza AracajuSE, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Curso de Enfermagem , Brasil
  • Elze Cecília Santos Souza AracajuSE, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Curso de Enfermagem , Brasil
  • Cristiane Franca Lisboa Gois AracajuSE, UFS, Departamento de Enfermagem , Brasil
  • Alzira Maria Dávila Nery Guimarães AracajuSE, UFS, Departamento de Enfermagem , Brasil
  • Maria Cláudia Tavares de Mattos AracajuSE, UFS, Departamento de Enfermagem , Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/1415-2762.20130012

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Diabetes Mellitus, Nursing Care, Chronic Disease

Abstract

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.

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Published

2013-03-01

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013)

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Research

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Health-related quality of life of people with diabetes mellitus. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2013 Mar. 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 26];17(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50262

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