Key result
Anxiety levels were significantly negatively correlated with quality of life (r=-0.359, P<0.05) in outpatients with diabetes mellitus.
Why the study?
The study aimed to investigate the relationship between anxiety level and quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus and identify the sociodemographic factors affecting them.
Cross-Sectional (n=150)
No
Effect estimate: r: -0.359
p-value: p=< 0.05
In patients with type 2 diabetes, higher anxiety levels are significantly correlated with lower quality of life across multiple functional domains.
Anxiety was associated with poorer QoL in DM; hypothesis-generating for mental health integration in diabetes care.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety level and quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus and the sociodemographic factors affecting them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled 150 patients with DM who presented to the endocrinology clinic of Gaziantep University Şahinbey Research and Training Hospital for outpatient treatment between March 2017 and April 2017. The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Eortc-Qlqc30 Quality of Life Scale (EORTC- QLQ-C30) were used to evaluate anxiety levels and quality of life of the patients. RESULTS: The mean score of the patients obtained from BAI was 18 ± 13 and 51.4 ± 26 from EORTC- QLQ-C30. Mean body mass index of patients' was 27.03. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between BAI and EORTC QLQ-C30 (r:-0.359) and sub scales in terms of physical function (r: -0.253), emotional function (r: -0.201), role function (r: -0.308), cognitive function (r: -0.309) (P < 0.05). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between BAI and the symptom subscales of EORTC QLQ-C30 in terms of pain score (r: 0.276), fatigue score (r: 0.305), dyspnea score (r: 0.198), insomnia score (r: 0.247), loss of appetite score (r: 0.216) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: A negative relationship was determined between anxiety levels and quality of life. Age, marital status, number of spouses, co inhabitants at home, educational status, living place were related with both quality of life and anxiety levels of DM patients. Increasing the psychosocial support systems of individuals with DM may reduce their anxiety levels and increase quality of life.
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Nurgül Özdemir (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=150). Anxiety was evaluated on Correlation between Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and EORTC QLQ-C30 Quality of Life Scale (r: -0.359, p=< 0.05). Anxiety levels were significantly negatively correlated with quality of life (r=-0.359, P<0.05) in outpatients with diabetes mellitus.
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