Quality of life and associated factors among Jordanian adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus |
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| Authors: | Nemeh Al-Akour Yousef S. Khader Nawaf J. Shatnawi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA;2. Behavioral Diabetes Institute, San Diego, CA, USA;3. Sanofi US, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, USA;4. Analysta Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA;5. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA;6. Bayer Diabetes Care, Whippany, NJ, USA;1. Department of Psychology, The International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, City College, Department of Psychology, 24 Proxenou Koromila Street, 546 22 Thessaloniki, Greece;2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, POBox 24923 Safat, P Code 13110, State of Kuwait;3. Department of Statistics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pécs, H- 7624 Pécs, Ifjúság Street 6, Hungary;4. Velkey László Center for Child Health, H-3526 Miskolc, Szentpéteri kapu 72-76, Hungary;5. Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Care, University of Miskolc, H-3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Miskolc, Hungary;1. College of Nursing, Taibah University, Universities Road, Medina, Saudi Arabia;2. School of Nursing, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA;3. Department of Global & Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesQuality of life (QoL) is a significant indicator of the outcome of the treatment in chronic diseases. The purpose of the study was to assess the QoL of Jordanian adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and its associated factors.MethodsA total of 145 adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus were invited to participate in the study during their regular visits to outpatient clinics. The subjects were recruited from the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrine and Genetic Diseases in Amman, the capital of Jordan, and from three main hospitals in the north of Jordan between October 2007 and February 2008. A short form of the Diabetes Quality of Life for Youth (DQLQY-SF) questionnaire was used. The DQLQY-SF consists of 22 items on two subscales (disease impact and worries) with higher scale scores indicating increase frequency of problems and lower QoL.ResultsThe mean (S.D.) age of the participants was 14.1 (3.1) years and the mean (S.D.) diabetes duration was 3.7 (2.9) years. This study showed that adolescents perceived their QoL as low. The mean (S.D.) of DQLQY-SF total score was 56.4 (18.0). The mean was 36.2 (10.1) for the impact scale, 17.9 (8.9) for worries about diabetes, and 2.2 (1.2) for health perception. Multivariate analysis showed that more impact of diabetes, worries about diabetes, and worse overall QoL were associated with shorter diabetes duration, higher HbA1c values, being a girl, and older age.ConclusionsThe QoL of Jordanian adolescents with type 1 diabetes was low. Better glycemic control may contribute to the improvement of QoL. |
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