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Self-assessed Quality of Life and Metabolic Control in Persons with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)

Berit Rokne Hanestad

Berit Rokne Hanestad Inst. of Nursing Science Faculty of Medicine Univ. of Bergen Norway

Jan Olof Hörnquist

From the Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden, and Section for Medical Information and Statistics, University of Bergen, Norway

Grethe Albrektsen

From the Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden, and Section for Medical Information and Statistics, University of Bergen, Norway

The aim of the study was to analyse the association between satisfaction with life and glycosylated haemoglobulin (MbAl). A quality of life questionnaire was administered to 247 persons with IDDM at a Diabetic Clinic in Bergen, Norway. The material was divided into two groups depending on their level of HbAl; HbAl > 0.09 was labelled poorly regulated and a level of HbAl ≥ 0.09 was labelled well regulated. The groups were compared with regard to different life domains and well-being scales. The statistical analysis showed that the well-regulated group had significantly higher average scores considering the somatic and activity/behavioural life domain ratings, the latter being only significantly different among people with higher education. The well-gegulated group had lower average scores in the psychological and social life domain ratings, but these differences were not statistically significant. Among the well-being scales we found a statistically significant difference between poor and well-regulated persons only regarding sociability and loneliness. Well-regulated persons felt on average less sociable and more lonely than poorly-regulated persons.

Key Words: Quality of life • metabolic control • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus • questionnaire • self-assessment.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 19, No. 1, 57-65 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489101900111
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