Analysis of some predictive factors of quality of life among type 2 diabetic patients
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
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4 Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modaress University,
5 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
Introduction: Considering the chronic nature of diabetes and its significant effect onquality of life of patients, the present study was conducted to evaluate predictors ofquality of life in these patients in order to facilitate planning health promotion interventionprograms. Materials and Methods: The present study was designed as a cross-sectionalstudy on 140 type 2 diabetic patients of Om-ol-Banin Diabetes Center of Isfahan. Datacollection tool was a multidimensional questionnaire including demographic and diseaserelated data (12 items), the standard scale for diabetes distress (17 items), the standardscale for self-efficacy in diabetic patients (8 items), and standard scale for specificquality of life of diabetic patients (15 items). Collected data were evaluated by SPSSversion 11.5 using the Chi-square test, Independent T-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlationand multivariate regression analysis. Results: Results showed that the quality of life ofdiabetic patients had a statistically significant correlation with diabetes distress variable(P < 0.001) and self-efficacy variable (P < 0.001). In this study R2 (predictive power) was0.66. Multivariate regression model indicated diabetes distress (b = -0.277, P = 0.01) andself-efficacy (b = -0.161, P < 0.001) as variables influencing adjusted self-management forother variables. Conclusion: The result of the present study urges that in planning healthpromotion interventions in the field of diabetes, more attention be paid to self-efficacyand diabetes distress variables in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of theinterventions carried out.
