title: Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on quality of life in people with diabetespresenting to a specialist diabetes clinic.
abstract: Quality of life is an important health-related factor that has an impact on all health interventions. The aim of the study was to assess psychosocial outcomes in people with diabetes.
  
  
  
  A total of 142 people with type 2 diabetes were recruited from a specialist diabetes center. The validated Urdu version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index was administered for easy understanding of the quality of life of the regional population.
  
  
  
  The 142 adult participants with diabetes were recruited from a specialist diabetes clinic. The rate of likely depression (WHO-5 score of <28) was 16.9%. Neuropathy was found to have a negative impact on the quality of life in people with diabetes (P < 0.001).
  
  
  
  People with complications of diabetes like neuropathy may experience worsening quality of life. It is advised to incorporate the WHO-5 into annual patient reviews as a measure of emotional well-being to drive changes that improve outcomes for people with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Bilal Bin
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rozina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Haroon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yousuf
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masood
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurshid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life