Porntip Tachanivate. Factors influencing quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Master's Degree(Pediatric Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2007.
Factors influencing quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Abstract:
This cross-sectional predictive correlational research aimed at investigating
the factors influencing the quality of life (QOL) in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes
using Orems Self Care Model (Orem, 1995) as the conceptual framework of the study.
The study sample consisted of 102 adolescents with Type 1 diabetes between 12 and
18 years of age. The subjects were recruited by means of a purposive sampling from
the outpatient department of the pediatric endocrinology clinic of Faculty of Medicine,
Ramathibodi Hospital, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Siriraj Hospital, and
Pramongkutkloa Hospital. Data collection took place from March to July 2005. Data
were collected using a set of questionnaires which included the demographic
characteristics questionnaire, Self-Care Behaviors Questionnaire, and the Diabetes
Quality of Life for Youth (DQOLY) Questionnaire. Data analysis included descriptive
analysis, Pearsons product moment correlation coefficient, and hierarchical and
stepwise multiple regression analyses.
The findings revealed that the mean age of the subjects was 14.7 years, 63.7%
were female, and family monthly income ranged from 3,000 to 150,000 baht.
In addition, mean duration of diabetes was 61.9 months, and close to three-quarters, or
73.5%, of the subjects had poor metabolic control.
The findings also revealed that the subjects had overall self-care behaviors scores
at a rather low level. Moreover, they had a moderate level of satisfaction, impact, and
worries scores, and had moderate quality of life scores on the overall DQOLY.
Furthermore, half of the subjects rated their own health as good.
Recent HbA1C was negatively correlated with overall DQOLY at a rather low
level (r = -.202, p < .05) and could predict overall DQOLY by 4.1% (p < .05). On the
other hand, overall self-care behavior was positively correlated with overall DQOLY
at a low level (r = .385, p < .01) and could predict overall DQOLY by another 12%
(p < .001).
Based on the study findings, nursing implications should include emphasizing
HbA1C and self-care behaviors for diabetes management to promote better QOL in
adolescents with Type 1 diabetes.