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  • Beyond diagnosis [Elektronski vir] : investigating factors influencing health-related quality of life in older people with type 2 diabetes in Slovenia
    Mihevc, Matic ...
    Aims: To examine the present state of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving integrated care and identify risk factors associated with ... low HRQOL. Methods: A multi-centre cross-sectional survey among elderly individuals with T2D, treated in Slovenian urban and rural primary care settings was performed. HRQOL was investigated using EuroQol 5-dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire and Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS). Furthermore, socio-demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected. Low HRQOL was defined as EQ-5D utility score <10%. Statistical analysis was performed using univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression statistics. Results: Examining 358 people with median age of 72 (range 65-98) years and with a mean EQ-5D utility score of 0.80, the study found that lower HRQOL correlated with older age, higher body mass index (BMI), lower education, elevated depressive symptoms, increased challenges across all EQ-5D dimensions, and less favourable appraisal of diabetes. When considering age, gender, education, and HbA1c, the main predictors of low HRQOL were BMI (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.76, p = 0.025) and ADS score (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.13-2.35, p = 0.009). Conclusions: To improve HRQOL, integrated care models should consider interventions that target mental health, obesity prevention, chronic pain management, diabetes education, self-management, and treatment plan personalisation.
    Vir: Primary care diabetes [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 1751-9918 (Vol. 18, iss. 2, 2024, str. 157-162)
    Vrsta gradiva - e-članek ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2024
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 186518531

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    https://www.primary-care-diabetes.com/article/S1751-9918(24)00011-1/fulltext
    Repozitorij Univerze v Ljubljani – RUL
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