A study to assess the association between selected demographic variable with health related quality of life among adults with type two diabetes mellitus at selected hospitals of Jabalpur city
Jwala Choukikar and Shabana Anjum Khan
Objectives: To find association between demographic variables & quality of life among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Method: Present study was performed in the Golchcha hospital Napier town Jabalpur Madhya –Pradesh. Hospitalized adults or attending opd”s. The study population was consisted 80 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. The study was carried out for one month.
Result: Study shows the association between dimension energy and mobility with selected demographic variables, depicts item number (1), (3), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) highly associated with selected demographic variables, only dimension drug used other than diabetes and no. of visits per year shows in- significant p value. Less than P> 0.05.
Dimension Dibetes control with selected demographic variables, there are item number (23), trying to keep diabetes in control, (25) needing to eat regular intervals, is highly associated with energy and mobility dimension. Variables duration of illness and number of visit per year not associated with any item with insignificant p value less than P> 0.05.
Dimension anxiety and worry with selected demographic variables, here item number (28), (29), (30) highly associated with selected demographic variable, demographic variable Gender and other disease and number of visit per year not associated with any item, with insignificant p value. Dimension social overload with selected demographic variable, it shows the item number 34,35,36 highly associated with selected demographic variable, only demographic variable gender and no of visit per year not associated with any item of selected dimension social overload with insignificant P value.
Association between sexual behavior with selected demographic variable, in here item no. 39 highly associated with p< 0.05. P value most significant, also item no 38, only any other disease and no of visits per year not associated with any item of these dimension.
Present study reveals in D-39 instrument, consist total 39 items, which are based on totally health related quality of life of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, in mainly item number (1), (3), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (23), (25), (28), (29), (30), (34), (35), (36), and item number (38), & (39) have significant association between selected demographic variables. Showing highly significant association through tabulated value P< 0.05. Significance. The study shows the selected demographic variables are affected health related quality of life of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jwala Choukikar, Shabana Anjum Khan. A study to assess the association between selected demographic variable with health related quality of life among adults with type two diabetes mellitus at selected hospitals of Jabalpur city. Int J Adv Res Med Surg Nurs 2022;4(2):25-26. DOI: 10.33545/surgicalnursing.2022.v4.i2a.93