Cover Image

The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that has serious complications including quality of life. This research analyses the health-related quality of life and the relative factors of type 2 diabetics in Tam Binh District, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was administ...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nghiep Ke Le,, Niruwan T,, Cuong VD,, Santisith K,, Surasak T,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16279/1/17_ms0431_pdf_19669.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16279/
https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/2
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my-ukm.journal.16279
record_format eprints
spelling my-ukm.journal.162792021-03-16T02:34:44Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16279/ The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients Nghiep Ke Le, Niruwan T, Cuong VD, Santisith K, Surasak T, Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that has serious complications including quality of life. This research analyses the health-related quality of life and the relative factors of type 2 diabetics in Tam Binh District, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was administered from July-August 2019 at seventeen communes in Tam Binh district. All total of 500 patients diagnosed type 2 diabetes and aged 35 years and older, comprised this investigation. The exploration questionnaire encompassed the Vietnamese Diabetes Quality of Life. Diabetics had an average age of 59.77 + 9.81 years. The health-related quality of life score was moderate at 60.15 + 21 points. The inter-personal relationship had the lowest score. However, the highest score was detected for the physical endurance. The significant differences could be distinguished at different individual components like age, marital status, location, family type, education, occupation, income, duration, glycaemia, HbA1c, hypoglycemia, alcohol-using, treatments, and other issues. The study highlighted that type 2 diabetes had a negative impact on health-related quality of life. Some patient characteristics affected Vietnamese diabetes quality of life score. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16279/1/17_ms0431_pdf_19669.pdf Nghiep Ke Le, and Niruwan T, and Cuong VD, and Santisith K, and Surasak T, (2020) The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients. Medicine & Health, 15 (2). pp. 175-186. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/2
institution Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
building Tun Sri Lanang Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
content_source UKM Journal Article Repository
url_provider http://journalarticle.ukm.my/
language English
description Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that has serious complications including quality of life. This research analyses the health-related quality of life and the relative factors of type 2 diabetics in Tam Binh District, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was administered from July-August 2019 at seventeen communes in Tam Binh district. All total of 500 patients diagnosed type 2 diabetes and aged 35 years and older, comprised this investigation. The exploration questionnaire encompassed the Vietnamese Diabetes Quality of Life. Diabetics had an average age of 59.77 + 9.81 years. The health-related quality of life score was moderate at 60.15 + 21 points. The inter-personal relationship had the lowest score. However, the highest score was detected for the physical endurance. The significant differences could be distinguished at different individual components like age, marital status, location, family type, education, occupation, income, duration, glycaemia, HbA1c, hypoglycemia, alcohol-using, treatments, and other issues. The study highlighted that type 2 diabetes had a negative impact on health-related quality of life. Some patient characteristics affected Vietnamese diabetes quality of life score.
format Article
author Nghiep Ke Le,
Niruwan T,
Cuong VD,
Santisith K,
Surasak T,
spellingShingle Nghiep Ke Le,
Niruwan T,
Cuong VD,
Santisith K,
Surasak T,
The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
author_facet Nghiep Ke Le,
Niruwan T,
Cuong VD,
Santisith K,
Surasak T,
author_sort Nghiep Ke Le,
title The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
title_short The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
title_full The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
title_fullStr The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
title_full_unstemmed The health-related quality of life of Vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
title_sort health-related quality of life of vietnamese type 2 diabetic patients
publisher Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16279/1/17_ms0431_pdf_19669.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16279/
https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/2
_version_ 1695531689839689728
score 13.211869

Similar Items