Quality of life among adult patients living with diabetes in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study in outpatient clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report on the disease-related quality of life of patients living with diabetes mellitus in Rwanda and identify its predictors.

Design

Cross-sectional study, part of the baseline assessment of a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Outpatient clinics for non-communicable diseases of nine hospitals across Rwanda.

Participants

Between January and August 2019, 206 patients were recruited as part of the clinical trial. Eligible participants were those aged 21-80 years and with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus for at least 6 months. Illiterate patients, those with severe hearing or visual impairments, those with severe mental health conditions, terminally ill, and those pregnant or in the postpartum period were excluded PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUT

SUBMITTER: Lygidakis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896598 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature