BACKGROUND Diabetes is associates with depression and impairment in Quality of Life (QoL). OBJECTIVE The objective is to define the frequencies of depressive and anxiety symptoms in a sample of patients diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes, the amount of impairment of QoL and the weight of depression and anxiety in determining the QoL in such of patients. METHODS A total of 210 patients wer...

background: helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common chronic bacterial infections. there is challenge on the real rate of prevalence of h. pylori in diabetic patients. this study was done to assess the prevalence of h. pylori infection in children suffering from type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. methods: in this case-control study, 80 diabetic patients (as the target gr...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: diabetes mellitus is one of the most important epidemics of our era. complications of this disease are diverse and include retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. this study has been designed to evaluate hearing loss patterns in young children suffering from iddm and define risk factors for this complication. ...

This study explored the influence of family behaviors on self-care, quality of life (QoL), and metabolic control in school-age children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Ninety-nine participants were recruited in the midsouth from a health science center and an affiliated diabetes camp. Warm and caring family behaviors predicted self-care behaviors and aspects of QoL for the participants. A...

BACKGROUND Hypoglycemia is a critical and limiting factor of a good metabolic control and can adversely affect the quality of life of diabetic patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life and calculate utilities values associated with hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). METHODS A multicenter, cross-sectional and observational stu...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships among perceived school experiences, diabetes control, and quality of life (QOL) in children with diabetes. METHODS Fifty-eight children with type 1 diabetes and their parents participated. The typical child was 12 years old, had diabetes for 5 years, and attended public, suburban, middle/junior high schools with 300-500 students. RESULTS Children w...

• Thus far, however, quality of life (QoL) and subjective patient well-being have frequently been neglected. Furthermore, several diabetes registries only include a limited timeframe or certain patient groups (e. g., DIVE, DiaRegis, DIALOGUE [4 – 6]). Moreover, registries based on data from routine clinical practices are frequently incomplete (e. g., data on body-mass-index [BMI] or HbA1c) and ...

BACKGROUND This study compares a combination of processes of care and clinical targets among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) between specialist diabetes clinics (SDCs) and general medical clinics (GMCs), and how differences between these two types of clinics differ with hospital type (community, provincial and regional). METHODS Type 2 diabetes mellitus patient medical records w...

BACKGROUND Improving the health of minority patients who have diabetes depends in part on improving quality and reducing disparities in ambulatory care. It has been difficult to measure these components at the level of actionable units. OBJECTIVE To measure ambulatory care quality and racial disparities in diabetes care across groups of physicians who care for populations of ambulatory diabet...