Health-related quality of life and its predictors among the type 2 diabetes population of Bangladesh: A nation-wide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

We aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and identify its predictors among type 2 diabetes patients of Bangladesh.

Materials and methods

This nationwide cross-sectional study assessed HRQoL among 1,806 type 2 diabetes patients using the EuroQol-5 Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), and the responses were further translated into a single summary crosswalk index score using the UK time trade-off value set. The predictors were determined using multinomial logistic regression analysis.

Results

The mean EQ-5D-5L index score was 0.62 (standard deviation 0.25), and men scored better than women. More than half of the study participants (53.4%) were ranked as "average" HRQoL. Overall, 64% of respondents had a "problem" at least in one of

SUBMITTER: Barua L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7858106 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature