BACKGROUND This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the ADDQoL-Teen, an innovative individualised, patient-centred questionnaire measuring perceived impact of diabetes mellitus on quality of life (QoL) of teenagers. Respondents rate all 30 life domains for frequency, and personally applicable domains for 'bother'. Two overview items measure present QoL and diabetes-dependent QoL. ADD...

conclusions the mean score of quality of life (qol) in females with diabetes was far from desirable condition. these findings can help physicians and healthcare providers to design suitable interventions to improve the patients qol. results the total mean score of qol was 58.02 ± 17.63. the lowest and the highest mean scores were observed in physical health and social relationship domains (53.8...

research and planning to improve the quality of life for elderly seems to be essential, as the population of this age group has shown an increasing trend. any chronic disease including diabetes has an impact on lifestyle of the patient. the objective of this study was to compare the quality of life between two groups of elderly diabetic patients who were residence of home as well as nursing hom...

objective: quality of life (qol) assessment has been employed increasingly to evaluate outcome among patients with chronic medical conditions. such assessment could be adversely affected by psychiatric disorders, co existing with such a medical condition. method: a cross sectional study of 251 out-patients with diabetes mellitus was done at a nigerian university teaching hospital using the comp...

introduction: diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness and a fundamental cause of disability in diabetic patients in the world. investigation about the quality of life in these patients can help plan for taking nursing measures to prevent or control the disease and improve patients’ quality of life. objective: this study aimed to determine the quality of life in patients with diabetic...

background and purpose: diabetes has adverse effects on the quality of life of patients. roy’s adaptation model could be used to enhance quality of life among diabetic patients. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of roy’s adaptation model in nursing practice on the quality of life in patients with type ii diabetes. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 60 diabetic patien...

abstract objective: mindfulness is a part of mind-body medicine to increase the quality of life in patients with chronic diseases like diabetes. regarding the importance of quality of life in patients with diabetes, and the role of training on its improvement, this study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of group training of mindfulness on quality of life in type 2diabeticpatients. materia...