Social determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Diabetes Res. 2018 Mar 7;2018:9353858. doi: 10.1155/2018/9353858. eCollection 2018.
Studies have shown that the relationship between social capital (SC) and quality of life (QOL) has an important role in care, prevention, and treatment of some patients. The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the relationship between social capital and QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes.
This descriptive, correlational study was conducted on 215 individuals selected through quota sampling. To assess social capital, the Social Capital Questionnaire was used, and to evaluate the QOL of patients with type 2 diabetes, the Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) Brief Clinical Inventory was used. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation and regression analysis.
A significant relationship was observed between QOL and social capital in patients with diabetes. Moreover, social capital explained 14% of variance in QOL and with the addition of other accompanying diseases, this was increased to 19%.
The results of this study can be useful for health care providers to improve the health of patients with diabetes. They also help patients to better manage and cope with their illness.
研究表明,社会资本(SC)与生活质量(QOL)之间的关系对某些患者的护理、预防和治疗具有重要作用。本研究旨在确定 2 型糖尿病患者的社会资本与生活质量之间的关系。
这是一项描述性的相关性研究,共纳入了 215 名通过配额抽样选择的个体。使用社会资本问卷评估社会资本,使用糖尿病生活质量(DQOL)简明临床量表评估 2 型糖尿病患者的生活质量。使用 Pearson 相关分析和回归分析对数据进行分析。
在糖尿病患者中,生活质量与社会资本之间存在显著关系。此外,社会资本可以解释生活质量变异的 14%,而在加入其他伴随疾病后,这一比例增加到 19%。
本研究结果可为医疗保健提供者改善糖尿病患者的健康状况提供参考,也有助于患者更好地管理和应对疾病。