Symptomatic COPD is associated with a substantial economic burden. The HRQoL of patients with symptomatic COPD is, in general, low and influenced by dyspnoea.
Oxycodone/naloxone offers significant improvements in Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms total score and dizziness and was directionally favored for fatigue and headache compared with extended-release tapentadol, which may translate to improved patient daily functioning and health-related quality of life.
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic lifelong disease one has to live with. The quality of life assessment is considered an important measure of outcome in long-term illness and management. Objective: The objective of the study to assess the health-related quality of life among diabetic patients with determination of relationship between the domains and to determine the association between socio-demographic variables and health related quality of life. Material and method: A quantitative research approach and descriptive research design was adopted to conduct study. The non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select 150 diabetic patients visiting medical out-patient department of selected health care facilities. Modified quality of life instrument was used to assess the health-related quality of life among diabetic patients. Result: All the study participants had good health related quality of life with mean percentage (68.345%), overall mean and SD score of health-related quality of life among subjects i.e. mean score ± S.D 136.69 ± 26.343. As the result of chi 2 test, gender, age (in years), education, monthly income, dietary habit, physical activity, treatment had significant association (p ≤ 0.05) with health-related quality of life.
Conclusion:The study concluded that majority of the subjects (diabetic patients) had good health related quality of life. Role limitation had positive relationship with all the domains of health-related quality of life. Gender, age (in years), education, monthly income, dietary habit, physical activity and treatment were significantly associated with health-related quality of life.
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