Quality of life in patient with type II diabetes mellitus

Kvaliteta života predstavlja višedimenzionalni koncept na kojeg utječu brojni objektivni faktori okoline i osobni faktori na temelju kojeg se određeni aspekti života procjenjuju. U tom procesu vrednovanja kvalitete i zadovoljstva životom općenito i zadovoljstva pojedinim područjima važnu ulogu imaju naša osobna uvjerenja i stavovi te važnost koju pridajemo događajima u našem životu. S tim u vezi procjena kvalitete života povezana sa zdravljem odnosi se na međusobni odnos i utjecaj zdravstvenog stanja i opće funkcioniranje. Na kvalitetu života dokazano utječu bolesti svojim karakteristikama i fizičkim i funkcionalnim ograničenjima, a među njima se svakako ističu bolesti kroničnog tijeka s dugotrajnim liječenjem i rehabilitacijom. U skupinu kroničnih bolesti pripada i šećerna bolest za koju brojni autori smatraju da predstavlja najtežu endokrinološku bolest i koja se prema epidemiološkim podacima svrstava u vrh najučestalijih bolesti koje su povezane s povećanim komorbiditetom i mortalitetom stanovništva. Šećerna bolest sama po sebi nameće određena ograničenja u životu bolesnika i zahtijeva protokol u liječenju osnovne bolesti i njezinih komplikacija. Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati neke aspekte kvalitete života osoba oboljelih od šećerne bolesti tipa 2 te ispitati percepciju utjecaja šećerne bolesti na kvalitetu života. Metode i ispitaniciZa potrebe istraživanja osmišljen je prigodni anketni upitnik koji je primijenjen na prigodnom uzorku od 62 ispitanika oboljelih od šećerne bolesti. Upitnikom se prikupljaju podaci o socio-demografskim obilježjima ispitanika, ispituju obilježja bolesti te procjenjuju aspekti kvalitete života. Provedba ispitivanja realizirana je u udruzi dijabetičara Nedelišće, te u sklopu Doma zdravlja Čakovec na području Općine Belica. Prikupljeni podaci obrađeni su u probnoj verziji statističkog paketa za osobna računala IBM SPSS, a korišteni su uobičajeni statistički testovi. Dobiveni rezultati u radu su prikazani u tablicama i grafovima. Zaključno ovo istraživanje potvrđuje postojeća istraživanja o smanjenju kvalitete života i različitosti subjektivnog doživljaja zadovoljstva pojedinim aspektima života osoba oboljelih od šećerne bolesti.Quality of life is a multi-dimensional concept influenced by many objective environmental factors and personal factors based on which are evaluated certain aspects of life. In this process of evaluating the quality and satisfaction with life in general and satisfaction in some areas, the important role have our personal beliefs and attitudes and the importance we attach to events in our life. According to this, the assessment of the quality of life associated with health relates to the mutual relationship, the impact of the health condition and general functioning. It has been proven that diseases by their characteristics and physical and functional constraints, among which definitely stand out chronic diseases with long-term treatment and rehabilitation, affect the quality of life. Part of this group of chronic diseases is diabetes as well, for which many authors believe it represents the most endocrine disorder, and which is, according to epidemiological data, ranked among the most common diseases associated with increased comorbidity and mortality of the population. Diabetes itself imposes certain limitations on the patient's life and requires a protocol in the treatment of the fundamental disease and its complications. The aim of this research was to examine some aspects of the quality of life of persons with type 2 diabetes and to examine the perception of the effect of diabetes on quality of life. Methods and respondents For the purpose of the research was created an appropriate survey questionnaire which was applied to a suitable sample of 62 subjects with diabetes mellitus. The questionnaire collects data on the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, examines the characteristics of the disease and assesses aspects of quality of life. The study was carried out in the Nedelišće Diabetes Association and within the Health Center of Čakovec in the Belica Municipality. Collected data were processed in the trial version of the IBM SPSS Statistics software and there were used standard statistical tests. The results obtained in the paper are presented in tables and graphs. To conclude, this research confirms existing research on the reduction of the quality of life and the diversity of the subjective experience of satisfaction with certain aspects of the life of people suffering from diabetes