title: [Quality of life in diabetes mellitus assessed on the basis of Hungarostudy Health Panel survey].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Examining the quality of life has a great importance in the treatment of chronic patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the authors was to assess the national status on the basis of the database of the Hungarostudy Health Panel using statistical evaluation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three validated questionnaries in the test-battery served as instruments: the shortened version of the WHO Well-being Questionnaire, the Shortened Beck's Depression Scale Rating and the Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that in accordance with international data, the quality of life index of Hungarian diabetic patients was significantly worse than that of the non-diabetic population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  International data also show that the decline in quality of life is correlated with a decline of cooperation and life expectancy of diabetic patients. This explains why methods of behavioral medicine focusing on improving life quality are of great importance, that have not yet been considered currently in psychoeducation. Referring to international examples the authors make a proposal on an extensive survey among Hungarian diabetic patients with the help of validated disease-specific questionnaires and using Transtheoretical Model in order to make education more efficient.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Magatartástudományi Intézet Budapest. dr.salistvan@vnet.hu
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sal
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Susánszky
authors.forename: Ildikó
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires