title: Quality of life of a patient with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in rural South India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  With a high prevalence of diabetes in India, there is a need to study the impact of this disease on the quality of life (QoL) of the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This facility-based cross-sectional study assessed the QoL of patients attending the diabetic clinic using the World Health Organization (WHO) QoL BREF instrument in Tamil Nadu. The QoL was analyzed domain-wise and various socio-demographic factors affecting the QoL were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean total score of the QoL scale was 58.05 (95% CI, 22.18-93.88). Domain-wise, 63% had good physical, 69% had good psychological, 27% had good social and 85% had good environmental QoL scores. Males, currently married and those with BMI more than 25 had a statistically significantly better QoL compared to their counterparts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetes does impair the QoL of patients but not to a great extent. There is a need to specifically target and improve the QoL of women, widowed and separated, and non-obese diabetics who are at risk of a poor QoL. QoL assessment should be routinely practiced in diabetic clinics.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Manjunath
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Prince
authors: P
authors: Christopher
authors: Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Vijayaprasad
authors: V
authors: Gopichandran
authors: Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Rakesh
authors: Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Kuryan
authors: K
authors: George
authors: Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Jasmin Helan
authors: JH
authors: Prasad
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; gender; quality of life
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