Quality of life of Persons with Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Quality of life is considered as the extent to which a person appreciates the essential potential outcomes of his/her life. Potential outcomes result from the open doors and confinements every individual has in his/her life and mirror the cooperation of individual and ecological components. The main aim of this study was to understand the quality of life among the people with diabetes mellitus. The sampling technique used for this study was purposive sampling. WHOQOL- BREF questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life. It was assessed through four domains like physical, psychological, social and environment. Through results it was found that high percentage of study population had low quality of life in all four domains. The researcher also assessed the management of the illness in the people diagnosed with the diabetes mellitus. A self -structured questionnaire was used for this purpose. The results showed that the study population manage their illness through various measures like diet restrictions, follow ups with the doctor, maintained optimal blood sugar, treatment adherence and involve in exercise.