Key result
Preventive and curative health-seeking behaviors were significantly correlated with quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus (r=0.460 and r=0.464, respectively, p=0.001).
Cross-Sectional (n=45)
No
Effect estimate: r=0.464
p-value: p=0.001
Preventive and curative health-seeking behaviors are significantly associated with a better quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus.
May inform local diabetes support strategies; leaves open broader applicability pending larger, multi-center studies.
This study was conducted to determine the health-seeking behavior and quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus. The respondents of the study were the 45 patients with diabetes mellitus who came in for consultation in a Diabetic Resource Clinic of a Government Hospital in Iloilo, Philippines. The respondents' health-seeking behavior was good and their quality of life was satisfactory. The results indicate statistically significant relationship between the preventive and the curative health-seeking behaviors and quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus.
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Espinosa et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Diabetes mellitus (n=45). Health-seeking behavior was evaluated on Correlation between curative health-seeking behavior and quality of life (r=0.464, p=0.001). Preventive and curative health-seeking behaviors were significantly correlated with quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus (r=0.460 and r=0.464, respectively, p=0.001).
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