Author(s)

Soumaya Benmaamar^1*, Houda Salhi², Ibtissam El Harch¹, Nada Lazar², Bineta Jho Diagne¹, Moncef Maiouak¹, Mohamed Berraho¹, Nabil Tachfouti¹, Hanan El Ouahabi², Samira El Fakir¹

¹Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
²Department of Endocrinology, Hassan II University Hospital of Fez, Fez, Morocco.

The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) and the prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the type of treatment: insulin, oral therapy or both therapies. A cross-sectional study that included adults with diabetes mellitus type 2 was conducted at Hassan II University Hospital in Fez, Morocco. Patients are divided into 3 groups: the anti-diabetic agents’ group, the insulin therapy group and the combined therapy group. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to measure depression and anxiety. A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-12) was employed to assess QoL. All statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS Version 26. A total of 176 diabetics with type 2 were included in the study: (61.9%) in the hypoglycemic drug group; (14.2%) in the insulin group and (23.9%) in both therapy groups. The mean age of the patients was 54.36 ± 10.18 years with a female predominance (60.8%). Our study showed a significant association between the scores of QoL (p < 0.05), the prevalence of depression (p = 0.03) and the type of therapy. A high prevalence of depression and poor QoL have been observed in patients on insulin therapy. Patients on insulin therapy have a high prevalence of depression and a more significant impairment of QoL. In fact, their evaluation must be integrated into the management of type 2 diabetics on insulin.

Diabetes Type 2, Type of Treatment, Insulin, Depression, Anxiety, Quality of Life

Benmaamar, S., Salhi, H., El Harch, I., Lazar, N., Diagne, B.J., Maiouak, M., Berraho, M., Tachfouti, N., El Ouahabi, H. and El Fakir, S. (2023) Comparison of Quality of Life, Depression and Anxiety According to the Type of Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes. Open Access Library Journal, 10, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1110062.