title: [Health related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Type 2 diabetes mellitus may affect profoundly the quality of life of patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess health related quality of life among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) questionnaire was applied to 296 patients with diabetes mellitus aged 63 ± lO years (201 women) seen in primary health care centers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The concern about the future effects of diabetes was the worst evaluated domain. Women perceived a lower health related quality of life than men. There was an inverse correlation between age and satisfaction with treatment, concern about vocational, social and future effects of the disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Type 2 diabetes affects health related quality of life, especially in some specific domains such as perception of the future.
authors: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile. alurzua@ucn.cl
authors: Alfonso
authors: A
authors: Urzúa M
authors: Alejandra
authors: A
authors: Chirino
authors: Geraldine
authors: G
authors: Valladares
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000523:psychology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult