Open AccessPredictors of quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus in two tertiary health institutions in Ghana and Nigeria
Author(s) -
Grace K. Ababio,
Samuel Bosomprah,
Adesola Olumide,
Nicholas Aperkor,
Chris Aimakhu,
Audrey Oteng-Yeboah,
Joan Agama,
William F. Chaplin,
Kola Okuyemi,
Albert Amoah,
Gbenga Ogedegbe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_3_17
Subject(s) - medicine , checklist , empowerment , quality of life (healthcare) , observational study , diabetes mellitus , health care , public health , scale (ratio) , family medicine , cross sectional study , gerontology , nursing , pathology , psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , economic growth , political science , law , economics , cognitive psychology , endocrinology
Patients with chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) usually have a relatively poor quality of life (QoL), because the cost of care (living expenses and health) or diet restrictions are heavily felt by these patients, and this is of a public health concern. However, limited data on DM QoL exist in Ghana and Nigeria. This makes it imperative for data to be collated in that regard.