Health-Related Quality of Life Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) in Central Ethiopia: A Multicenter Study.
Habtamu EsubalewAyele BelachewYimer SeidHabtamu WondmagegnKidus Temesgen WorsaTsegazeab AyelePublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2024)
Older age, being married, obesity, overweight, longer duration of diabetes, using combined medications, diabetic-related complications, and co-morbidities were factors associated with health-related quality of life. Healthcare providers should strengthen counseling patients on lifestyle modifications such as diet modifications, and weight reduction.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- prognostic factors
- weight gain
- peritoneal dialysis
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- skeletal muscle
- health information
- cardiovascular risk factors