Assessment of the perceived impact of diabetes on quality of life in a group of South African diabetic patients
dc.contributor.advisor | Blaauw, Renee | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.advisor | Steyn, Nelia | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Katzenellenbogen, Leanne | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.other | Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Human Nutrition. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-11-25T08:03:20Z | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T09:00:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-11-25T08:03:20Z | en_ZA |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T09:00:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-12 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Thesis (MNutr (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Human Nutrition))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: To determine perceived Quality of Life (QOL) of the diabetic patient and to assess whether QOL is associated with diabetes-related markers. DESIGN: This was a descriptive cross sectional study. SETTING: A multiethnic group of type 1 and 2 diabetic patients (n= 68) attending a diabetic clinic in Alberton, South Africa, were evaluated. SUBJECTS OUTCOME MEASURES: QOL was assessed by means of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependant Quality of Life (ADDQoL) questionnaire. Glycaemic control, duration of Diabetes Mellitus (DM), type of DM, diabetic complications, level of education and nutritional status were evaluated. RESULTS: Ninety eight percent of diabetic patients perceived their DM to impact negatively on their QOL (p=0.03). QOL and glycaemic control were significantly (p=0.03) related. QOL and the duration (p=0.80) or type (p=0.77) of DM were not significantly related. QOL ratings were lower in participants who had hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, whereas this trend was not present in those with microvascular complications. There was a trend towards a negative relationship between QOL and weight (p=0.10), BMI (p=0.10) and WC (p=0.41). All 13 individual life domains were significantly related (p < 0.05) to QOL for the group as a whole. Rankings of individual life domains differed between type 1 and type 2 diabetics (p<0.05) as well as between black and white subjects (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results show that DM impacts on various aspects of QOL and that various population sub-groups perceive their DM to impact differently on their QOL. QOL assessments should therefore form part of DM management and should be culturally sensitive. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2868 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University | |
dc.rights.holder | Stellenbosch University | |
dc.subject | Diabetes in South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Type 2 diabetes | en_ZA |
dc.subject | QOL of diabetes | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Diabetes mellitus | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Dissertations -- Nutrition | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Theses -- Nutrition | en_ZA |
dc.title | Assessment of the perceived impact of diabetes on quality of life in a group of South African diabetic patients | en_ZA |
dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |
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