Measuring quality of life of old type 2 diabetic patients in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders

Daniela Figueiredo¹  Filipe Prazeres² 

[1] School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal

关键词: Primary care;    Type 2 diabetes;    Quality of life;    Elderly;   

Others  :  803344
DOI  :  10.1186/2251-6581-13-68

 received in 2014-01-04, accepted in 2014-06-12,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

With the increasing prevalence of diabetes in patients aged over 75, the task of ensuring a good quality of life became even greater. This study aimed to evaluate quality of life of the very elderly (≥75 years) type 2 diabetic primary care patient, in an urban family practice setting.

Methods

A cross sectional study was conducted. Quality of life (QoL) was assessed with the Portuguese version of EASY-Care. Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed.

Results

Eighty three elderly type 2 diabetics were included in the study, with a mean age of 80.9 ± 4.3 years old. Most were women, widowed or married, with low educational levels, living with family members in urban areas and presented medium/low incomes. Participants were diagnosed with diabetes for 11.2 ± 10.1 years. Most of them were treated with oral antidiabetic agents, presented complications of diabetes and had good glycemic control. Despite that, excess weight, uncontrolled blood pressure and poor lipid management were noticed.

In general, the participants perceived a positive quality of life. The worst perceived domain was “mental health and well-being”. Within the sociodemographic variables, gender, monthly income, and living arrangements interfered the most with the quality of life domains. Studied clinical variables affected quality of life very modestly.

Conclusions

In an urban primary care setting, when treating very elderly type 2 diabetic patients, and despite good glycemic control, attention should be paid to the QoL of women, the low income diabetics, their living arrangements and thoroughly evaluate the mental health and well-being of these patients.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Prazeres and Figueiredo; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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