Health-related quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia.
Girma Tekle GebremariamSelam BiratuMetasebia AlemayehuAbraham Gebregziabiher WelieKebede BeyeneBeate SanderGebremedhin Beedemariam GebreteklePublished in: PloS one (2022)
Overall, patients with T2DM had lower HRQoL than the general population, which was attributed to being older age, longer duration of diabetes, insulin use, obesity, inadequate glycemic control, and diabetes-related complications. The utility index we generated can be used in future economic evaluations to inform decisions about alternative interventions and resource allocation.