Abstract

ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULT DIABETIC PATIENTS: PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY AND NON PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY

G. Prasanth*, R. Yogananda and N. J. Suba Sree

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder which has emerged as a major health care problem throughout the globe and involve many complications till end of course that may impair quality of life and hence leads to problems in patient‟s daily life. Objectives: To assess the subjects health related quality of life with both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. To assess the effect of patient counselling. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted out for a period of six months at Basaveshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chitradurga diabetic care centre in chitradurga. A total of 85 subjects were participared in the study. out of which 43 in intervention group and 42 in control group. Patient information leaflet and medication counselling were provided to intervention group. Quality of life scores were collected by using diabetes quality of life measure questionnaire and diabetes knowledge assessment questionnaire in intervention group and control group. After obtained the quality of life scores were compared between both groups at the end of the study. Results: The data revealed that quality of life in intervention group increased from pre-test to post-test from 36.87 (±6.84) to 56.25(±5.3). comparision between the intervention group and control group shows decreased quality of life score in intervention group in pre-test 36.87 (±6.84) and in control group 41.87 (±6.29). Whose P value is (

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Quality of life (QOL), Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL).