Performance of the Malay Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life-18 and Associates of Quality of Life among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Major Ethnic Groups of Malaysia.
BACKGROUND
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is notorious for its metabolic effect, acute and chronic complications and impact on Quality of Life (QoL). Successful intervention to improve QoL necessitates a valid and reliable measurement tool to identify areas of concern to patients with diabetes.


OBJECTIVE
To (1) assess the factor structure of the Malay Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life-18 (ADDQoL-18) questionnaire; (2) determine the impact of DM on QoL; and (3) identify areas of concern to patients with type 2 DM from three major ethnic groups in Malaysia.


METHODS
Data was obtained from a cross sectional study involving 256 patients with type 2 DM attending the diabetes clinic of the National University of Malaysia Medical Centre. The Malay version of ADDQoL-18 survey was translated from its English version according to standard guidelines and administered by a trained research assistant. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) with oblimin rotation was used to determine factor structure of the data. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to confirm the factor structure. Hierarchical liner regression was used to determine factors associated with QoL.


RESULTS
Unforced factor solution yielded two factors for the whole sample. Forced one factor solution was ascertained for the whole sample and for each ethnic group. Loadings ranged between 0.588 and 0.949. Reliability coefficients were all higher than 0.955. CFA showed that the two factor model had better fit statistics. QoL was associated with the use of insulin and desired glycaemic control, longer diabetes duration, worry about diabetes, and diabetes complications.


CONCLUSIONS
The Malay ADDQoL-18 is a valid tool to be used among patients with diabetes from different ethnic groups in Malaysia. The use of insulin to achieve desired glycaemic control had more negative impact on QoL than the use of tablets and/or dietary changes.
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, National Defence University of Malaysia, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Aqil M
AM
Daher
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia.
Syed Hassan A
SH
AlMashoor
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Than
T
Winn
D001786:Blood Glucose; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin
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