Health-related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

PLoS One. 2020 Jan 10;15(1):e0227573. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227573. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic levels, and it threatens the economy and health globally and Saudi Arabia in particular. The study assessed health-related quality of life using EuroQol instrument and its predictors among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 378 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus from two major health centers in Eastern Province. The study showed moderate health-related quality of life, as reported by the median index score of 0.808 with more than a quarter of patients with severe-extreme health state in some or all domains. Multiple-regression models showed that male gender, high monthly income, having no diabetes-related complications and having random blood glucose level less than 200 mg/dl were prone to have a higher index score compared to the corresponding contrary groups. The study will help in guiding the development of effective intervention programs to improve diabetes-related health-related quality of life among the Saudi population.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / pathology*
  • Female
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Income
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quality of Life*
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Blood Glucose

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.