OBJECTIVE With publication of the Diabetes Quality Improvement Project (DQIP) measures, the Indian Health Service National Diabetes Program applied the DQIP format to its IHS Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit for comparison and benchmarks. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Since 1986 the IHS Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit has been conducted by medical record review in >75% of IHS and tribal facili...

conclusions the mean score of quality of life (qol) in females with diabetes was far from desirable condition. these findings can help physicians and healthcare providers to design suitable interventions to improve the patients qol. results the total mean score of qol was 58.02 ± 17.63. the lowest and the highest mean scores were observed in physical health and social relationship domains (53.8...

research and planning to improve the quality of life for elderly seems to be essential, as the population of this age group has shown an increasing trend. any chronic disease including diabetes has an impact on lifestyle of the patient. the objective of this study was to compare the quality of life between two groups of elderly diabetic patients who were residence of home as well as nursing hom...

journal of accounting advances (j.a.a) vol. 5, no. 1, 2013, ser. 64/3     extended abstract   monitoring role of auditing and corporate dividend payout policies   dr. v. khodadadi              s. hajizadeh               r. ghorbani shahid chamran university of ahvaz   introduction the aim of this paper is to investigate the relation between monitoring role of independent auditing and corporate ...

OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study was to assess the association between adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS This cross-sectional study included 294 patients with T2DM (146 with diabetic retinopathy and 148 without retinopathy). HRQoL and trea...

The value-added tax system in Iran has recently been focused due to its infancy, and consequently many aspects of its auditing quality, and strategies for achieving and improving the quality have not been explained. Also, it is important to asses VAT taxpayers risks in order to formulate an effective plan for selecting taxpayers for tax audit with the aim of increasing efficiency and effectiven...

Background: Diabetes has debilitating and dangerous effects on any of the vital organs in body. Its impact quality life, as well variables that it, is great importance. Objectives: This study was conducted to design a structural equation model effect diabetes distress self-care activities life type 2 mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods: descriptive cross-sectional included 398 patients with T2DM ...

objective: quality of life (qol) assessment has been employed increasingly to evaluate outcome among patients with chronic medical conditions. such assessment could be adversely affected by psychiatric disorders, co existing with such a medical condition. method: a cross sectional study of 251 out-patients with diabetes mellitus was done at a nigerian university teaching hospital using the comp...

introduction: diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness and a fundamental cause of disability in diabetic patients in the world. investigation about the quality of life in these patients can help plan for taking nursing measures to prevent or control the disease and improve patients’ quality of life. objective: this study aimed to determine the quality of life in patients with diabetic...