Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access

Gender influence on health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes

3^rd International Conference on Endocrinology

November 02-04, 2015 Atlanta, USA

Antonio Almeida, Helder Migue Fernandes, Nelson Sousa, Victor Machado Reis, Maria Joao Monteiro, Vitor Rodrigues and Romeu Mendes

University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
CIDESD - Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, Portugal
Public Health Unit, ACES Douro I - Marao e Douro Norte, Portugal

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Endocrinol Metab Syndr

Abstract :

It is widely accepted that diabetes mellitus due to its related complications causes an important decrease in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aimed to analyze the influence of gender on HRQOL in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The SF-36v2 questionnaire was administered to 95 individuals with T2D (47 women and 48 men; 66.23 �������± 6.34 years old) and comparisons by gender were performed for each SF-36v2 scale (physical functioning, PF; role physical, RP; bodily pain, BP; general health, GH; vitality, VT; social functioning, SF; role emotional, RE; mental health, MH) and summary scales (physical component score, PCS; mental component score, MCS). Significant differences were observed between women and men on the scales PF (65.32 �������± 21.35 vs. 78.44 �������± 19.92, p = 0.003), BP (58.72 �������± 29.65 vs. 75.10 �������± 26.35, p = 0.005), VT (57.87 �������± 23.56 vs. 70.73 �������± 19,24, p = 0.004), SF (79.79 �������± 20.61 vs. 88.02 �������± 16.50, p = 0.034), RE (75.00 �������± 23,18 vs. 85.76 �������±18,35, p = 0.014), MH (65.96 �������± 23.38 vs. 79.00 �������± 14.04, p = 0.001), and summary scales PCS (42.93 �������± 9.95 vs. 47.33 �������± 9.92, p = 0.034) and MCS (51.19 �������± 9.65 vs. 55.03 �������± 7.46, p = 0.032). Our results suggest that women with T2D report lower values than men on most of the HRQOL scales and that special attention should be given to these women���¢��������s well-being needs.

Biography :

Antonio Almeida is an Assistant Lecturer at the Nursing School of Vila Real in the University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal) and a researcher in CIDESD – Research Center for Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development. He holds a Master of Science degree in Nursing and he is a PhD candidate in Sports Sciences in the field of physical activity and well-being.

Email: rmendes@utad.pt