title: [The quality of life of diabetic patients--literature review].
abstract: The knowledge concerning the influence of psychosocial factors on the functioning of patients with diabetes seems still insufficient. In the article, the scales measuring global quality of life and the effect of the illness on the quality of life, as well as the results of studies on quality of life of diabetic patients are presented. Improvement of quality of life may have both medical and economic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych, Akademii Medycznej im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. asuwalska@amp.edu.pl
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suwalska
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Górna
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lojko
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rybakowski
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life