dc.creatorUrzúa M,Alfonso
dc.creatorChirino,Alejandra
dc.creatorValladares,Geraldine
dc.date2011-03-01
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dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000300005
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/404927
dc.descriptionBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus may affect profoundly the quality oflife of patients. Aim: To assess health related quality oflife among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Material ana Methods: The Diabetes Quality ofLife (DQOL) questionnaire was applied to 296patients with diabetes mellitus aged 63 ± lOyears (201 women) seen in primary health care centers. Results: The concern about the future effects of diabetes was the worst evaluated domain. Women perceived a lower health related quality oflife than men. There was an inverse correlation between age and satisfaction with treatment, concern about vocational, social and future effects of the disease. Conclusions: Type 2 diabetes affects health related quality of life, especially in some specific domains such as perception of the future.
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.sourceRevista médica de Chile v.139 n.3 2011
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitus
dc.subjecttype 2
dc.subjectQuality oflife
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.titleAutoreporte de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en diabetes mellitus tipo 2
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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