Mustafa Kocak
Turkey
Research Article
The Effect on Quality of Life and Psychiatric Symptoms of Other Comorbid Chronic Diseases on Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s): Ilkay Ozdemir, Cicek Hocaoglu, Mustafa Kocak and Onder H ErsozIlkay Ozdemir, Cicek Hocaoglu, Mustafa Kocak and Onder H Ersoz
Objective: This study was intended to examine the associations between psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetes and other co-morbid chronic physical diseases and sociodemographic variables.
Method: One hundred randomly selected consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) admitted to the Department of Endocrinology out-patient clinic at the Karadeniz Technical University were enrolled. One hundred age-, gender- and marital status-matched volunteers served as the control group. The sociodemographic data form, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and Short Form-36 (SF–36) were completed for all participants.
Results: Patient group education and income levels were lower than those of the controls. When SF-36 scores were compared in terms of presence or absence of co-morbid disease in addition to diabetes, mean scores o.. View More»
