QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH DIABETES

Quality of life is now recognized as an important outcome for adolescents with
diabetes. Diabetes may affect men and women equally, but the suffering associated with the disease
when it appears in adolescent girls will have disastrous effects on their life. This study aimed to
evaluate the health-related quality of life of adolescent girls with diabetes.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 145 type 1 diabetic
adolescent girls' referral to the Urmia and Iran Diabetes Association. Data were gathered using quality
of life valid and reliable questionnaire for Iranian adolescent girls with diabetes. Data were analyzed
using descriptive statistical testes and independent T test.
Result: The total mean score of the quality of life of adolescent girls with diabetes was 67.70. The
lowest mean score in the adolescent girls' quality of life was related to psycho-emotional subscale
(61.12) and highest mean score was related to spiritual subscale (76.72). Results of the study showed
significant difference between total mean score of the quality of life with duration of suffering from
diabetes and HbA1c (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Diabetes related HRQOL information is clearly of supreme importance to care givers and
health policy makers to identify and implement appropriate interventions for achieving better
management of diabetes and ultimately improving the quality of life of adolescent girls with diabetes