title: Sensory profile and its impact on quality of life in patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Painful diabetic polyneuropathy (PDN) is common and causes significant disability. The sensory profile in each patient is different and affects quality of life.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the demographic, details of sensory profile and its impact on quality of life in patients with PDN.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey in patients with PDN who were treated in a University Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  They were interviewed with standard questionnaires, which included neuropathic pain scale (NPS), a short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and a short form-36 quality of life survey (SF-36).
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive statistics were used in demographic data. Student's t test was used to analyze continuous data. Multiple comparisons for proportions and correlations were made using Fisher Exact test and Pearson's coefficient of correlation, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty three patients were included in this study. In NPS, sharp pain was the most common symptom and itching was the least common. Almost all patients had more than one type of pain. The mean VAS was 53 mm. In SFMPQ, the sensory score, affective score and the present pain score fell in the moderate range. In SF-36, physical functioning was the most affected and social function was the least affected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PDN significantly affects patients' quality of life, especially physical function and role limitation due to a physical problem. Almost all patients have many types of pain and sharp pain is the most common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathumthani, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kongkiat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kulkantrakorn
authors.forename: Chakraphong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lorsuwansiri
keywords: Pain; polyneuropathy; quality of life; sensory profile; type 2 diabetes