Relationship between quality of life and TCM syndrome types in patients with diabetes mellitus.
- Author:
Min-zheng PAN
1
;
Ling LI
;
Hong FAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2006;26(8):702-705
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the relationship between the syndrome types differentiated by traditional Chinese medicine and the quality of life (QOL) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).
METHODSThe QOL in patients was investigated with Short Form-36 questionnaire (SF-36), and compared with that of healthy subjects for control; the TCM syndrome type was differentiated at the same time by the outcomes of symptoms acquired from the questionnaire.
RESULTSThe score of all the domains of QOL was respectively lower in the DM patients than that in the healthy subjects. The score of some domains of QOL showed correlation with different TCM syndrome types.
CONCLUSIONQOL of DM patients significantly decreased. The variation of syndrome types could significantly influence some domains of QOL.
