Assesssment of quality of life of patients having type II diabetes.
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Kliukovska J. Assesssment of quality of life of patients having type II diabetes: Professional Bachelor Thesis in Nursing/ academic advisor doc. Z. Zajančkauskienė; Departament of Health Care and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Utena University of Applied Sciences, 2016. - 64 p. SUMMARY The type II diabetes ist the most common form of diabetes, characterised by insulin, resistance to hypersecretion (resistance) to insulin. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, operating in the various aspects of life that are important to the overall quality of human life. The need to keep taking care of yourself (regular glycemic control, dietary treatment, medications), chronic complications, variours problems caused by treatment, the social adaptation disorders, may become an in tolerable problem for many people. Quality of life is affected by an individual's physical health, psychological condition, the perception of independence, social relationships, and environment. The perception of the disease is one of the most important factors associated with cgronic diseases ant with the compliance of treatment recommedations. The research object - the quality of life of patients with type II diabetes. The aim - the assessment of the quality of life of patients with type II diabetes. The objectives: the assessment of the quality of life of patients with type II diabetes, taking into consideration the gender expertise, age and body mass index; assessment of the quality of life of patients with type II diabetes, taking into consideration social factors; comparison of disparities in the quality of life of patients with type II diabetes, taking into account the complications of diabetes. The final work methods: For the quantitative analysis a questionnaire-based survey is selected. It is dedicated to patients with type II diabetes of Vilnius City Clinical Hospital. For conducted the analysis of the quantitative data has been done. The resultats of the research: The assessments between the sexes has a statistically significant difference, the assessment of men on avearge is in 1.05 ratings higher than of women. Respondents having a lower educational attainment, rated their health higher mark than those having college degrees. This difference is statistically significant (p=0,038). Respondents evaluated their current health, comparing with the previous one year 0,77 rate is higher of those whose degree of education was lower (secondary on incomplete secondary). The score of people who did not have any health complications, in comparison with the previous one year was 0,89 higher than of those who have suffered from complications (p=0,019). During the investigation it was found out that the damage to the nervous system complications most commonly affects the daily activities of life of patients with type II diabetes. Among those people who have difficulties an work due to emotional problems the greater part of it was for those who had a damage of nervous system (p>0,05).
Author: Kliukovska, Justyna,
Language: Lithuanian
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7132262992