Comparision of quality of life in type ii diabetic patients: a case control study

Background: Quality of life (QOL) is an intellectual concept consisting of positive and negative aspects of an individual’s life and indeed it demonstrates the method by which a person perceives the health condition as well as the other aspects of his/her life and reacts to them. Currently, assessment of QOL is more considered because of the increased prevalence of chronic diseases.
Aims and Objectives: The main aim of the study is to compare the quality of life in type II Diabetic patients who had regular blood glucose level monitoring.
Methodology: A case-control study was conducted to compare the quality of life in type II Diabetic patients in rural areas near tadikonda village in Guntur district. Type II Diabetic patients who met the inclusion criteria were informed consented and included in the study and relavant data was collected using QOLID questionnaire.
Results: A total of 212 patients were taken and out of them 199 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study and were divided into two groups named as Intervention group and control group. On reviewing the data it was found that quality of life in interventional group was increased with a significant P value of 0.001 compared to control group with a P value of 0.03.
Conclusion: Based on the results obtained our study strongly concluded that quality of life score of patients in intervention group was improved (140.9) with a significant P value of 0.001.