The Well-Being and Treatment Satisfaction of Diabetic Patients in an Outpatient Setting at a General Hospital in Korea.
10.4093/jkd.2016.17.2.123
- Author:
Hwa Sun PARK
1
;
Sin Na LEE
;
Min Young BAEK
;
Seung Hee YU
;
Young Sil EOM
;
Sihoon LEE
;
Ki Young LEE
;
Yeun Sun KIM
;
Byung Joon KIM
;
Kwang Won KIM
;
Ie Byung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. park712@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes;
Diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire;
Treatment satisfaction;
Well-being;
Well-Being questionnaire-12
- MeSH:
Compliance;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2;
Diet;
Education;
Female;
Hospitals, General*;
Humans;
Insulin;
Korea*;
Male;
Morinda;
Outpatients*
- From:Journal of Korean Diabetes
2016;17(2):123-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the psychological well-being and treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a general hospital in Korea. METHODS: This study included 440 type 2 diabetes patients above 20 years of age. Well-Being Questionnaire-12 (WBQ-12) and Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire were used to survey well-being and treatment satisfaction, respectively. WBQ-12 consists of 4 categories: negative well-being (NWB), energy (ENE), positive well-being (PWB), and general well-being (GWB). RESULTS: There were significant associations between NWB scores and women, low education, low-income, and number of hospital admissions. Significant associations were also identified between ENE scores and men, higher education, insulin nonusers, high-income, compliance with recommended exercise, number of medications, satisfaction with treatment time, and poor glycemic control. PWB scores were significantly associated with high-income, satisfaction with waiting and treatment times, compliance with recommended diet and exercise, and number of medications. GWB scores were significantly associated with men, higher education, high-income, satisfaction with waiting and treatment times, compliance with recommended exercise, and number of medications. Treatment satisfaction was significantly associated with age, satisfaction with waiting and treatment times, compliance with recommended diet and exercise, and duration of diabetes. CONCLUSION: Diabetes care requires psychosocial support in addition to medical care. Unlike Western studies, our study found that satisfaction with waiting and treatment times had a strong correlation with well-being and treatment satisfaction in diabetes patients.
