Quality of life regarding the health of people with diabetes mellitus type 2
Autor: | Loisláyne Barros Leal; Ionara Holanda Moura; Rumão Batista Nunes de Carvalho; Nahadja Tahaynara Barros Leal; Anael Queirós Silva; Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva |
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Sprache: | Englisch; Portugiesisch |
Veröffentlicht: |
2014 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
Online Zugang: |
http://www.revistarene.ufc.br/revista/index.php/revista/article/view/1684/pdf_1 https://doaj.org/toc/1517-3852 https://doaj.org/toc/2175-6783 doi:10.15253/2175-6783.2014000400015 1517-3852 2175-6783 https://doaj.org/article/a992a1db45e745458546c7518b65fdda https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2014000400015 https://doaj.org/article/a992a1db45e745458546c7518b65fdda |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a992a1db45e745458546c7518b65fdda |
Zusammenfassung
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life related to the health of people with diabetes mellitus type 2. It was a cross-sectional research conducted with 100 diabetics. Data collection was conducted during March and April 2012 with two teams of the Family Health Strategy in Picos, PI, Brazil through individual interviews. A form containing socioeconomic, clinical and the Medical Outcomes Study 36 – Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The average among the participants of the SF-36 ranged from 34.8 (physical aspects) to 72.0 (mental health). There was a statistically significant association between pain and functional capacity with sex, as well as functional capacity and emotional aspects with physical activity (p <0.05). It was concluded that the participants had a better quality of life in the assessment in the dimensions that comprise mental components.