Relationship between complications of disease, depression and quality of life of type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana

Abstract

This study sought to understand the relationship between depression, complication of disease and quality of life of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in some selected hospitals in the Central Region of Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 307 Diabetes patients from 4 hospitals across the Central Region of Ghana were assessed using depression in Diabetes self-rating scale and the Diabetes 39 scales. The purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the hospitals whilst the convenience sampling method was used for the selection of the participants. One-way analysis of variance and the Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient were used in the analysis. The study revealed a significant difference between complications of disease and the quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients. It concluded that clinicians perform regular checks to quickly identify and treat complications that arise from the disease to reduce its physical and psychological effect. The need for parents and teachers to ensure that they take good care of their health in order to prevent diabetes and its effects on the education of learners was underscored.