CALIDAD DE VIDA EN UN GRUPO DE PACIENTES CON DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2: UN ESTUDIO TRANSVERSAL.

Abstract

Introduction: In health decision-making, relevance should be given to the patient's perception of the quality of life derived from the state of health resulting from the use of one or another possible alternative. Worldwide, the utility associated with quality of life is expressed in quality-adjusted life years (QALY). The EQ-5D-5L has shown validity and reliability as a measure of quality of life and utility in health, being studied and validated both in primary care and in diabetic patients. Objective: To measure the perceived quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in utility measures, in a second-level hospital during 2018 using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire Spanish version for Ecuador. Patients and methods: Cross-sectional study with adults older than 40 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus in treatment and ambulatory medical assistant. The QALYs were estimated using the calculator on the NATS-INC website. The results were expressed in means with standard deviation or percentages, and measures of association between variables were performed. Results: 57 participants, mainly women, fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria; with an average age of 67.77 years. Regarding the quality of life measured by the EQ-5D-5L instrument, the most frequent state of health was 11111 (28.1%), which means “no discomfort”. A mean of 74.47 was obtained in the EVA and 0.708 in QALY. Conclusions: The participants in this study report a higher level of quality of life compared to countries with higher economic levels, and very similar averages in the scores obtained in the EVA.