Quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients aged 30–64 years attending diabetes clinic in a tertiary care hospital in East Delhi, India.

Objective: To assess the quality of life (QOL) among type 2 diabetes patients aged 30–64 years belonging to middle and high income group and to find out the factors associated with it. Research design and methods: A cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India. Using interview-based method, the investigator collected information from 150 type 2 diabetes patients. The tool used was QOLID, i.e., Quality of Life Questionnaire for Indian Diabetes patients with scores ranging from 34 to 170. Data was analyzed using software SPSS 23.0 version, and both descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated. Results: The mean QOL score in our study was 142 ± 12.2 with a median of 145 (IQR = 135–150.7). The most affected domains of QOL were general health, treatment satisfaction, and diet satisfaction. The factors which were significantly associated with QOL were age (p = 0.002), gender (p = 0.004), duration of diabetes (p < 0.001), current treatment of patient (p < 0.01), absence of complications (p = 0.002), co-morbidities (0.006), and regular exercise (p = 0.01). Patient's current on-going treatment and regular exercise were identified as determinants of QOL. Conclusion: The quality of life of diabetes patients in our study was fairly high. It was better in younger males, those taking single oral hypoglycemic drug, who were without any complications and co-morbidities, and who did regular physical exercise. The overall infrastructure, patient friendly environment and patient management system also played a big role towards good QOL of our participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]