Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased signicantly over the past two decades. Recent estimates project around 285 million people with diabetes around the world presently, and this number is set to increase to 438 million by the year 2030. It became essential to train people with type II diabetes to improve their quality of life in order to manage type II diabetes effectively. Sample: 30 type II diabetes were randomly selected from the Diabetes care centres in Chennai for the assessment of quality of life. Methodolgy: The present study aimed to examine the effect of training programme given to people with type II diabetes on quality of life. The quality of life was assessed using questionnaire “The Quality of Life Scale (QOLS)” by John Flanagan (1970). Paired t- test were used to assess the effectiveness of training programme on quality of life of people with Type II diabetes. Result and Conclusion: The result shows that there was a signicant increase in quality of life of people with type II diabetes due to quality of life enhancement training programme. It was concluded that quality of life training plays a vital role in modifying and improving lifestyle of people with type II diabetes in order to improve adherence to the diabetes treatment regimen and to promote pro-diabetic coping behaviors

Background:For populations with chronic disease, measurement of QOLprovides a meaningful way to determine the impact of health care when cure is not possible. Revicki and colleagues (2000) dene QOL as "a broad range of human experiences related to one's overall well-being. It implies value based on subjective functioning in comparison with personal expectations and is dened by subjective experiences, states and perceptions. The World Health Organization (2010) denes mental health as a state of positive mental condition in which one realizes his/her capabilities, manages the life stresses, put effort effectively and efciently, and is competent enough to put some contribution to his/her society. According to mental health model (Veit & Ware, 1983), there are two components of mental health, rst is psychological well-being and the other is psychological distress. Therefore, studying the relationship between quality of life and mental health of People with type II diabetes will reveal that to what extend a good quality of life have a relationship in maintaining better mental health in order to cope up with diabetes complications. Objective:The present study was undertaken to know the relationship between quality of life and mental health of people with Type II diabetes. Sample: 30 Type II diabetes were selected from the Diabetes Management Clinic in Rural areas for the assessment of quality of life and mental health. Methodology:The quality of life was assessed using “The Quality of Life Scale (QOLS)” by John Flanagan (1970) and Mental health was assessed using “Mental health inventory (MHI)-18 items by Veit and ware (1983). Finding and Conclusion: The study revealed that there is a signicant relationship between quality of life and mental health of people with Type II diabetes