RT Journal Article
T1 Gender differences in quality of life in adults with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus.
A1 Castellano-Guerrero, Ana María
A1 Guerrero, Raquel
A1 Ruiz-Aranda, Desireé
A1 Perea, Sofia
A1 Pumar, Alfonso
A1 Relimpio, Federico
A1 Mangas, Miguel Angel
A1 Losada, Fernando
A1 Martínez-Brocca, Maria Asunción
K1 Gender differences
K1 Quality of life
K1 Type 1 diabetes mellitus
AB To assess gender differences in Quality of life (QoL) and in sociodemographic, clinical and psychological factors associated with impaired QoL in adults with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). Cross-sectional evaluation in a random cohort of DM1 adult patients from a tertiary care hospital. QoL was evaluated using translated and validated self-administered Diabetes QoL questionnaire (Es-DQoL), and results transformed into a 0-100 scale. Psychological assessment included a planned psychological interview and self-reported questionnaires (Beck Depression Inventory II, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y, Fear of hypoglycaemia Scale, Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey). A total of 312 patients (51.6% male; 38.2 ± 12.7 years; HbA1c 7.5 ± 1.1% (58.5 ± 14.2 mmol/mol); 20.4 ± 12.0 years of DM1) were included in the analysis. Male and female subgroups showed similar sociodemographic and diabetes-related features and comparable social support. Among female patients, higher frequency of depression [31.7% (IC95% 26.2-40.8) vs. 14.9% (IC95% 10.1-20.8), p  Adult women with long-standing DM1 showed lower QoL probably related to higher frequency and severity of psychopathological syndromes. Depressive and anxious symptoms and, among women, exposure to glycemic excursions were identified as modifiable, QoL-related variables. Educational, technological and psychological interventions are needed in order to improve QoL in DM1 patients.
SN 1758-5996
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-17
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27961
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27961
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025