Predictors of health-related quality of life among patients with diabetes on follow-up at Nekemte specialised Hospital, Western Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
Bikila Regassa FeyisaMekdes Tigistu YilmaBelachew Etana TolessaPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
The overall HRQoL of patients with diabetes on follow-up at the study area was found to be moderate. General health, mental health, bodily pain and vitality were the most affected domains. Both the mental and physical components need to be considered when caring for the patients with diabetes on follow-up beyond provision of treatment.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- healthcare
- physical activity
- mental illness
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- public health
- palliative care
- neuropathic pain
- pain management
- high intensity
- glycemic control
- acute care
- emergency department
- spinal cord
- adverse drug
- adipose tissue
- climate change
- weight loss
- human health
- replacement therapy
- spinal cord injury
- health promotion