TITLE:
Perceptions of Psychological Domain of Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
AUTHORS:
Živana Gavrić, Dragana Grujić-Vujmilović
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes Mellitus, Quality of Life, Psychological Domain
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.4 No.6,
June
19,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Adaptation
to changes that occur with diabetes mellitus is often accompanied by a variety
of negative emotional responses, including anger, guilt, frustration, denial,
and loneliness. Objective: The
aim of this study was to assess psychological domain of quality of life for
people with diabetes mellitus in relation to some of the socio-demographic
variables. Methods: The study included
150 patients with diabetes mellitus from October 2011 until June 2012
year, using the questionnaire for quality of life of the World Health
Organization (WHOQOL-BREF). Results: Mean
score for psychological health domain was 56.28 (± 14.88), without
statistically significant difference in relation to sex and with a statistic
significant difference decreased with increasing of age (F = 6.715, p = 0.000)
and increased with the level of education (F = 7.958, p = 0.000). Negative
emotions, such as blue mood, despair, anxiety, depression were present in almost 1/2 of the respondents, “often”
(32.7%), “very often” (11.3%) and “always” (4.0%) without statistically significant
difference in relation to gender, age and level of education. Discussion: Mean
scores for psychological health domain were lower in older and less educated
patients. Conclusion: Negative
feelings were present in all patients indicating the need for preventive action
to soften and reduce these negative feelings.