The National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman, Jordan.
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan.
J Diabetes Res. 2019 Jan 17;2019:4706720. doi: 10.1155/2019/4706720. eCollection 2019.
This study is aimed at determining factors associated with the quality of life among Jordanian diabetic patients with foot ulcers.
144 consecutive patients with diabetic foot ulcers aged ≥ 18 years who were attending the diabetic foot clinic at a diabetes-specialized center were included in this study. Health-related quality of life was assessed using two self-administered questionnaires: Diabetic Foot Scale-Short Form (DFS-SF) and Short Form-8 (SF-8).
Patients with diabetic foot ulcer had low mean DFS-SF score and low mean scores on physical and mental component summary scales (PCS8 and MCS8). Males had significantly higher DFS-SF score indicating better health-related quality of life than females ( value 0.038). A patient with stressful life events had significantly lower health-related quality of life using DFS-SF scale and SF-8 summary scales. Patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and patients with obesity had lower DFS-SF and PCS8 quality of life.
Patients with diabetic foot ulcer had low quality of life. Female gender, obesity, presence of PVD, and stressful life events were the most important factors associated with lower quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcer.
本研究旨在确定与约旦糖尿病足溃疡患者生活质量相关的因素。
本研究纳入了 144 例年龄≥18 岁、在糖尿病专科中心的糖尿病足诊所就诊的糖尿病足溃疡连续患者。使用两种自我管理问卷评估健康相关生活质量：糖尿病足量表-简短版（DFS-SF）和简短形式 8 项（SF-8）。
糖尿病足溃疡患者的 DFS-SF 评分和身体成分总分（PCS8）和心理成分总分（MCS8）的平均得分均较低。男性的 DFS-SF 评分显著高于女性，表明其健康相关生活质量更好（ value 0.038）。有压力生活事件的患者使用 DFS-SF 量表和 SF-8 总分量表的生活质量显著较低。患有外周血管疾病（PVD）和肥胖症的患者的 DFS-SF 和 PCS8 生活质量较低。
糖尿病足溃疡患者的生活质量较低。女性、肥胖、PVD 的存在以及压力生活事件是与糖尿病足溃疡患者生活质量较低相关的最重要因素。
