Health-related quality of life among adults with diabetes.
Diabetes has significant effects on quality of life; however, the interrelationships are complex among the physiologic and psychosocial effects of diabetes, the effects of treatment regimens, and the social and cultural contexts in which we live. These important relationships and effects are being defined, but much additional work is needed to reliably and accurately measure health-related quality of life among subpopulations, and to measure and optimize the effects of increasingly complex and intensive treatments.
Norris
Susan L
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Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Room 6325, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. snorris@ahrq.gov
D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011788:Quality of Life