| Quality of life in the diabetic patients. |
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Sang Man Kim, Yung Hwan Jo, Eung Soo Kim, Yung Chan Kang, Hong Soo Lee, Ki Woo Kwak, Bang Bu Youn |
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| 당뇨병 환자에서의 생활의 질에 대한 평가 |
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김상만, 조영환, 김응수, 강영찬, 이홍수, 곽기우, 윤방부 |
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연세대학교의과대학 가정의학과 |
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| Abstract |
The diabetic patients were evaluated by Diabetes Quality of Life(DQOL) measure in this study. The diabetes quality of life(DQOL) was initially designed for use in the Diabetes Control and Complication Trials.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate DQOL toward fasting blood sugar, sex, treatment modality, duration of the D.M., and site of life. This study has been made of 105 patients that have been visited to Severance, Kanghwa, Chungmu hospital during 6 months (1990.4-1990.9)
1. The difference between males and females was not found on the total DQOL, but males were significantly less distressed than females in diabetes related worry individual scale. (P<0.05)
2. The difference in fasting blood sugar levels was not found on the DQOL. There were no significant differences in fasting glucose levels.
3. The difference in treatment modality group such as diet & exercise group, oral hypoglycemic agent group, and insulin therapy group were found on the the total DQOL, with diet & exercise group being significantly less distressed than oral hypoglycemic agent group and insulin therapy group were found on the the total DQOL, with diet & exercise group, being significantly less distressed than oral hypoglycemic agent group and oral hypoglycemic agent group being significantly less distressed than insulin therapy group.(P<0.01), especially in satisfaction and impact individual scale.
4. The difference between urbans and rurals, was found a total DQOL, with urbans being significantly less distressed than rurals.(P<0.01), especially in worry individual scale. |
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