title: [Factors affecting the quality of life of elderly diabetic patients: survey in north and south Wanjiang river regions].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the quality of life of elderly diabetic patients and its influencing factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  By randomized cluster sampling, we conducted a survey in 1450 elderly residents (over 60 years old) living in urban, suburban and rural areas in south and north Anhui province. We evaluated the quality of life of the elderly diabetic patients using a demographic information questionnaire and full items on Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The elderly diabetic patients had lower scores in all dimensions of quality of life than the elderly without diabetes. Multiple linear regression analysis showed a linear regression in the quality of life among the elderly diabetic patients in terms of geographic regions, education, personality, sleep quality, and age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elderly diabetic patients have generally poor quality of life, which was subjected to the influences by geographic regions, education, personality, sleep quality, and age, suggesting the necessity of corresponding interventions to improve the quality of life of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.E-mail: 94017416@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yuelong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Quanhai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lianping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Xiuli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Daoxia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yingshui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires