%0 Journal Article
%T Health Related Quality of Life in Adult with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
%A Md. Motiur Rahman
%A Hafiza Sultana
%A Farkhanda Mah Jebin
%A Tanmoy Saha
%A Wahida Yasmeen
%A Foisal Mohammad Mosiul Alom
%A Syeda Tahmina Ferdous Jinia
%A Syed Ahmed
%A Laiak Ahammed
%J Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
%P 243-251
%@ 2160-5858
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jdm.2022.124019
%X Introduction: The health related quality of life (HRQoL) has an important role in adults suffering from diabetes. Objective: To assess the health related quality of life in adult with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess diabetic patient¡¯s HRQoL on 119 purposively selected type-2 DM patients (aged ¡Ư 18 years and duration of diabetes ¡Ư 1 year). Data were collected by face-to-face interview and by medical record review through a Bangle version of SF-36 semi-structured questionnaire and a checklist. Place and period of study: The study was conducted at outpatient department in Gopalganj 50 bedded diabetic hospital from 1st January, 2018 to 31st December 2018. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 52.34 (SD ¡À 10.19) years. Age group shows a significant difference associated with all domains of quality of life except role emotion (>0.05), gender shows the significant in social and pain domain (<0.05). Physical functioning and role physical also show the significant associated with education. Duration of diabetes and use of oral hypoglycemic agent shows the significant difference (<0.05) associated with all domains of quality of life except role physical and role emotion (>0.05) respectively co-morbidity shows the significant difference with all domains expect pain (>0.05). Physical functioning, emotional, pain and general health of the quality of life show the significant difference associated with use of insulin (<0.05). Conclusion: The overall QoL of type-2 DM patients was poor and had lower score of health related quality of life.
%K Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
%K Health Related Quality of Life
%K Diabetes Mellitus
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=121109