Quality of life using WHOQOL-BREF of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending a Primary Health Centre of Patna, India

Background: Diabetes is known to affect the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) strongly. Various factors influenceHRQOL. The objective of this study was to evaluate QoL and determine some factors associated with it, using theWHOQoL-BREFE scale in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a primary health centre in the rural area of Patna, Bihar,India. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among 124 diabetic patients and 124 age- and sex-matched healthycomparison group attending the primary health centre of Naubatpur, Patna from January to December 2018. TheWHOQoL-BREF questionnaire was used to measure the QoL. Linear Regression Model was conducted to determine therelationship between the QoL of the study population and various variables. Results: The mean of total QoL of diabeticpatients (77.8) was higher than non-diabetics (75). The mean score obtained in physical, psychosocial, social andenvironmental (p=0.02) domains among diabetics were higher compared to non-diabetics. There was no significantdifference observed for overall quality of life and general health perception among these two groups. Backward multiplelinear regression model identified that education was significantly associated with all domains except social among thediabetic person. Physical domain was also related to smoking habit (p = 0.015). Psychological domain was alsosignificantly associated with BMI and history of hypertension. Dietary pattern was significantly related to social (p= 0.01)and environmental (p=0.02) domains. Conclusions: HRQOL is high in diabetic patients living in a rural area of our studyarea. Education is an essential factor affecting the different domains of WHO-HRQOL among diabetic person.