Comparison of Quality of Life of Patients with Type II Diabetes Referring to Diabetes Association of Larestan with Healthy People in 2013

Introduction and Aims Diabetes is a disease with high and increasing prevalence rate which can affect all aspects of patients&rsquo; life, especially quality and satisfaction of life. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life in patients with type II diabetes in comparison with healthy people in Larestan. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 124 patients with type II diabetes that were chosen randomly from the patients referred to diabetes association of Larestan and 124 healthy people. Healthy subjects were selected from patients&rsquo; neighbors and were grouping matched for age and sex. Demographic questionnaire and SF-36 quality of life questionnaire were completed for all subjects. All statistical analysis was performed by SPSS v.16. Independent t-tests and Chi-square tests were used to analysis data. Results The mean and standard deviation of life quality in patients with diabetes and in healthy people were 57.42 &plusmn; 19.20 and 69.02 &plusmn; 15.62, respectively (P < 0.001). In all aspects, quality of life score was significantly lower than healthy subjects (P < 0.01). Conclusion Diabetes type II substantially decrease the quality of life of patients, hence it is necessary to improve their quality of life. * Corresponding Author: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, School of Health. E-mail: Dehghan.aziz@yahoo.co