Assessment of the impact of type 2 diabetes on the quality of life by Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality-of-Life (ADDQoL-19)

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Self-Reported Satisfaction to Treatment, Quality of Life and General Health of Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Inadequate Glycemic Control from North-Eastern Romania

“…However, compared to other European studies using ADDQOL scores to assess diabetes-related overall QoL, the Romanian participants in our study rated theirs as poorer (−2.2) compared to other groups, such as from Switzerland and Slovenia (−1.6) [ 48 , 53 ], but similar to patients from Greece and Bulgaria (−2.9) [ 45 , 47 , 54 ]. The SF-6D index derived from the SF-36 responses was also lower than in other studies [ 20 , 22 , 55 , 56 ].…”

“…We began by surveying the literature looking to select topic-appropriate, well-performing, standardized questionnaires that were (1) reasonably short and easy to fill in, (2) complementary with regard to the relevant issues, and (3) widely used, especially in Europe and neighboring countries. This was done to facilitate patient participation, obtain comprehensive and reliable data, and compare results internationally [ 10 , 12 , 15 , 17 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ].…”

Impact assessment of pharmacist-supervised intervention on health-related quality of life of newly diagnosed diabetics: A pre-post design

“…Patients’ perceptions about their present QoL were found to be good initially, and they felt that their GQoL could be “much better” without diabetes. [ 27 28 ] A slightly negative perception of the present QoL of the patients might be due to their unexpected diagnosis of diabetes. Patient’s response to HRQoL domains may differ according to their characteristics, study location, and diabetes perception.…”

“…[ 29 34 ] Similarly, UK-based studies found the highest negative impact of diabetes for the “feelings/worries about the future” and “interrupt do” domains,[ 35 ] and the “freedom to eat as I wish”[ 30 36 ] domain among the studied diabetes population, which indicated major impact of dietary restriction on QoL. [ 25 ] The highest negative impact of diabetes was also noted for the “feelings about future,” “freedom to eat,”[ 27 ] and “self-confidence” domains in one study from Taiwan. [ 37 ] However, a US-based study indicated the negative impact of diabetes on the overall QoL of diabetics.…”

“…Furthermore, “financial situation” and “family life”[ 27 30 ] were considered as the most important, and “working life” as the least important domain by the patients. [ 31 ] A study from Slovakia highlighted “family life” and “personal relationship” as the most important, and “freedom to drink” as the least important QoL domain in the study population.…”