title: Diabetes Self-Care Activities and Health-Related Quality-of-Life of individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Shantou, China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess diabetes self-care behaviours and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Individuals with T1DM underwent face-to-face interviews over a 7-day questionnaire period. The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) was used to assess self-care behaviours. EQ-5D-3L was used to quantify HRQoL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of self-care activities, individuals (n = 322) were most likely to adhere to treatment and least likely to perform foot care. A total of 78.9% of participants did not examine their feet and 33.9% of participants did not monitor blood glucose during the questionnaire period. Moderate/severe anxiety or depression was reported by 28.6% of participants; 23.9% reported moderate/severe pain or discomfort. The individual's level of diabetes education, insulin injection regimen and HbA1c were independently associated with total SDSCA score. Household income and age were independently associated with EQ-5D index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enhancing diabetes education in individuals and implementing strict insulin regimens could improve self-care behaviours in people with T1DM in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Guoshu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China linshaoda@126.com.
authors.forename: Shaoda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: 3C study; Diabetes self-care activities; health-related quality-of-life; summary of diabetes self-care activities; type 1 diabetes mellitus