Association of Self-Care Behaviors and Quality of Life among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Chaldoran County, Iran.
10.4093/dmj.2017.41.6.449
- Author:
Towhid BABAZADEH
1
;
Mostafa DIANATINASAB
;
Amin DAEMI
;
Hossein Ali NIKBAKHT
;
Fatemeh MORADI
;
Saber GHAFFARI-FAM
Author Information
1. PhD Candidate in Health Education and Promotion, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, type 2;
Quality of life;
Self-care behavior
- MeSH:
Azerbaijan;
Blood Glucose;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Data Collection;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*;
Family Characteristics;
Humans;
Iran*;
Male;
Quality of Life*;
Self Care*;
World Health Organization
- From:Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
2017;41(6):449-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Self-care of diabetes is an essential part for controlling the disease and improvement of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This study aimed to analyze the associated factors of quality of life in patients with T2DM in order to design effective interventions. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 T2DM patients referred to health centers of Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The quality of life's questionnaires from World Health Organization and the self-care behaviors' questionnaires were used for data collection. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 46.30% and 53.30% of them were male. Among demographic variables, gender (P=0.002), age groups (P=0.007), and household monthly income (P=0.009) were significantly associated with total quality of life. Also, self-care nutrition (odds ratio [OR], 1.47; P=0.001), self-management of blood glucose control (OR, 1.29; P=0.002), and self-medication behavior (OR, 1.18; P=0.030) were identified as factors significantly associated with quality of life. CONCLUSION: Self-care behaviors were significantly associated with quality of life; among them, the greatest influence was observed in self-care nutrition behavior. According to the findings of this study, appropriate interventions on self-care behaviors about nutrition can improve the quality of life for T2DM patients.
