Open AccessSpecific foot health‐related quality‐of‐life impairment in patients with type II versus type I diabetes
Author(s) -
PalomoLópez Patricia,
LosaIglesias Marta Elena,
BecerrodeBengoaVallejo Ricardo,
LópezLópez Daniel,
RodríguezSanz David,
RomeroMorales Carlos,
CalvoLobo César
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.12984
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , quality of life (healthcare) , interquartile range , foot (prosody) , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , mann–whitney u test , diabetic foot , physical therapy , gerontology , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy , nursing
The aims of this research were to evaluate and compare the effect in a matched sample of patients with type II and type I diabetes scores using a specific quality‐of‐life (QoL) tool related to overall and foot health (Foot Health Status Questionnaire [FHSQ]). A sample of 62 patients with an age median of 59.00 ± 19.00 y were divided into type I ( n = 31) and type II ( n = 31) diabetes groups. Socio‐demographics data include: (1) age, (2) gender, (3) body mass index, (4) professional activity, (5) study level, and (6) civil status. The FHSQ was used to evaluate foot (pain, function, footwear, and general health section I domains) and overall (general health, social capacity, physical activity, and vigour section II domains) health related to QoL. Differences between groups were assessed by means of a t test or Mann‐Whitney U test for independent samples. There were no statistically significant differences ( P > 0.05) for any socio‐demographic data. Regarding the FHSQ section II of the specific foot health‐related QoL, the only statistically significant differences ( P = 0.042) were observed for the general foot health showing a QoL impairment (lower median ± interquartile range) in patients diagnosed with type II diabetes (60.00 ± 60.00 points) compared with patients who suffered from type I diabetes (25.00 ± 72.50 points). The other domains did not show any statistically significant differences ( P > 0.05). Patients with type II diabetes present a negative impact on the specific foot health‐related QoL compared with patients who suffered from type I diabetes.