Research Article
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Area
Author(s): Miguel Company Morales, Andres Fontalba Navas, Maria Filomena Rubio Jimenez and Jose Maria Requena RamosMiguel Company Morales, Andres Fontalba Navas, Maria Filomena Rubio Jimenez and Jose Maria Requena Ramos
Objective: To discern health-related quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a rural area of south-eastern Spain. Methodology: A transversal descriptive study in which we analysed the link between development of the type 2 diabetes mellitus disease process and the quality of life of these patients. The SF-36 health survey was used as a tool during our study. A simple random sampling was carried out on diabetic patients (N=491), sample size precision 3%, confidence level 95% and 15% compensation for loss resulting in a sample of N=169. The data was analysed with SPSS 18.0 software. Results: The type 2 diabetic population has a quality of life score of more than 50 in most of the survey?s aspects. We found the lowest scores for the aspect of ?Bodily Pain? (48.5). Extremely high scores were found for the aspects: ?Physical Functionin.. View More»
