Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the health-related quality of life among a group of people with diabetes at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2017. METHODS: A quantitative, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with type 2 Diabetes, aged 18 years and older selected conveniently from outpatient clinic visitors at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from February to March 2017. The HRQoL was assessed using EQ-5D Arabic version, which includes patient's perception of their health status in terms of five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Background information such as socioeconomic status, demographics and concurrent medical conditions were also assessed. A series of descriptive and inferential statistics were carried on using SPSS version 14. RESULTS: 130 participants were included in this study, of which seventy-one (55%) respondent were female. A hundred participant (77%) were married and forty-six (35%) were suffering from hypertension. The majority of the studied population reported having diabetes for more than 5 years (65%). in regards to the health status dimensions, forty seven (36%) of participants reported no problem with mobility, A hundred and five (81%) reported no problem with self care, seventy four (57%) reported no problem with usual activities, fifty one (39%) reported mild problem with pain/discomfort, and sixty nine (53%) reported no problem with Anxiety/depression. A moderate level of HRQoL (0.69 ± 0.20) was recorded in the study cohort. HRQol mean scores were statistically significant between gender (P=0.030), exercise habit (P=0.035) and education level (P=0.001), but the difference was not statistically significant in smoking (P=0.315). CONCLUSIONS: HRQoL scores were moderate in type 2 diabetic patients in, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is likely that a high quality self-management education and physical activities programs will provide benefits and affect significantly on type 2 diabetes patients in Saudi Arabia.