Volume 7

Number 2 July 2023

Health Related Quality of Life of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Selected 27 Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70357/jdamc.2023.v0702.07

Kakuli FS1 , Ferdous F2 , Biswas P3 , Ferdous J4 , Sajib MAS5 , Ambia SF6

Abstract

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease with a considerable impact on the health related quality of life and is considered an urgent public-health issue.

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to assess the health related quality of life of a type-2 diabetes mellitus patient.

Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional type of descriptive study which was conducted within the time period of January-December 2022 among 356 respondents. Adult respondents, had diabetes for at least 6 months were included in the study. Pregnant women were excluded from the study. Convenience sampling technique was used in this study. After pretesting a face to face interview was conducted among the patient with type-2 diabetes from outpatient department of Endocrinology in Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka by using a validated Bangla version scale of Eurocol-5 dimensions-5-Level (EQ-5D-5L).

Results: Out of 356 respondents, 56% were male and 44% were female and mean±SD age was 50.69±11.325 years and highest frequency 74.7% from 30-59 years age groups. The majority were married 96.6%, Muslim 87%, service holder 37.6% and urban resident 56.5%, had family history of DM 68.3% and HbA1c, (<7) level 69.1%. Among the respondents, 61.0% were
sedentary worker, 53.4% took oral anti-diabetic medications. About 58.4% had problem in mobility, 55.9% in self-care, 64.6% in usual activities, 88.8% in pain/discomfort, and 86.5% in anxiety/depression. The majority of respondents to this study reported problems with pain/discomfort 88.8%, and anxiety/depression 86.5%, which had the significant (p=>0.05) difference with different age groups, marital statuses, educational levels, treatment modalities and physical activity levels. BMI had significant (0.01) correlation with quality of life of the respondents.

Conclusion: Among five dimensions, the highest reported problem was pain/discomfort, than anxiety/depression, than usual activities.

Keywords: Diabetes, Type-2, Quality of life, Tertiary hospital, Health, Patients, Bangladesh


  1. Medical Officer

    Drishtidan Eye Hospital, Khulna

  2. Medical Officer, Emergency response and pandemic reparedness project

    World Bank

  3. MPH Student

    Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka

  4. Medical Officer

    Sheba Poly Clinic, Sylhet

  5. Assistant Project Director, Emergency response and pandemic preparedness project

    World Bank

  6. Medical officer, Emergency response and pandemic preparedness project

    World Bank

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Volume 7, Number 2 July 2023
Page: 27-31