Female sex, neuropathy, physical inactivity, higher body mass index, depressive symptoms, and anxiety were significantly associated with poorer quality of life in type 2 diabetes (p = .0001).
Cross-Sectional
Yes
Are psychological factors, physical activity, and neuropathy associated with quality of life in older adults with type 2 diabetes?
In older adults with type 2 diabetes, psychological factors such as anxiety and depression, along with neuropathy, physical inactivity, and higher BMI, are significantly associated with poorer quality of life.
p-value: p=.0001
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of sociodemographics; diabetes-related factors, including diabetes-related microvascular complications; cardiac risk factors; and psychological factors with quality of life (QOL). Participants enrolled at three sites in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) study were invited to participate in this ancillary study. Questionnaires assessing psychological factors were completed by participants, and the remainder of the data was obtained as part of the DIAD study. Many participants had elevated levels of anxiety (n = 91; 82%), depressive symptoms (n = 16; 14%), anger (n = 38; 34%), and hostility (n = 17; 17%). Results of multivariate analyses conducted for each of the eight domains on the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 and two Diabetes Quality of Life domains demonstrated that in the majority of models (42% to 68% of the variance explained), female sex, peripheral or autonomic neuropathy, physical inactivity, higher body mass index, and the presence of depressive symptoms and anxiety were associated with poorer QOL (p = .0001). These findings demonstrate that anxiety, depressive symptoms, and neuropathy are prevalent in older adults with type 2 diabetes. In addition, potentially important correlations were demonstrated between psychological factors, neuropathy, body mass index, and physical inactivity.
Chyun et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 Diabetes. Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological factors was evaluated on Quality of life (QOL) assessed via eight domains on the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 and two Diabetes Quality of Life domains (p=.0001). Female sex, neuropathy, physical inactivity, higher body mass index, depressive symptoms, and anxiety were significantly associated with poorer quality of life in type 2 diabetes (p = .0001).