The Risk Factors Related to Quality of Life for Patients with Type Ⅱ Diabetes Mellitus

• Main Authors: Wang Hsueh Feng, 王雪鳳
• Other Authors: 唐婉如
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47820605376870118542

碩士 === 長庚大學 === 護理學研究所 === 94 === This study aims to explore quality of life and other related factors of typeⅡdiabetic patients. Using structural questionnaire as an instrument, we had targeted at the teaching hospitals in the central Taiwan in which a total of 201 cases were invited by convenient sampling. As a result, we received 177 valid questionnaires accounting for a 88% response rate. Data collected from returned questionnaires were then analyzed by adopting One-Way ANOVA, Pearson Product-moment Correlation, independent t test and regression . We get the following findings: 1.Looking from basic personal information, those aged 50-59 get a better rating in “ mental health category ”, “ environmental category” and “overall quality of life” than others , while those with a high-school education or over tend to rate higher in “physical health category”, “mental health category” and “ overall quality of life .” 2.In the respect of disease characteristics : Also among them whose HbA1c blood sugar test have an average 8.29% ,Diabetic patients who are currently on oral hypoglycemic agent show a more satisfactory rating in “mental health category”, “environmental category” and “overall quality of life” than others. and have a normal Semmes - Weinstein’s nylon monofilament show a more satisfactory rating in “ mental health category ”, “environmental category” , “social relation category” and “overall quality of life” than those who were rated abnormal (> 1). 3.Findings derived from the study on the self-efficacy of diabetic treatment show: “self-efficacy of diabetic diet”,“self-efficacy of exercise”,“self-efficacy of diabetic foot care”, “self-efficacy of drug and blood sugar monitoring” and “self-efficacy of high- and low - blood sugar treatment” all reach a significant positive correlation with “overall quality of life”.4.Findings also show: Factors such as age, education, method of treatment, Semmes-Weinstein’s nylon monofilament test result, and self-efficacy of exercise and foot care are important predictors of patients overall quality of life.