The Impact of Diabetic Disease on Health-Related Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Karbala. Iraq: Across sectional study

The present study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life of a group of Iraqi diabetics in Karbala and investigate the sociodemographic and disease-related factors that influence it. The present study included 200 Iraqi patients with type 2 diabetes who visited the Endocrinology Center/Al-Huja Hospital in Karbala between November 2020 and December 2021. A control group of 120 healthy people was also included. The Arabic version of the Short Form 8 was used to assess the medical quality of life. The measure used a 5-point Likert scale with responses ranging from 1 to 5. Each domain is scaled oppositely, so a more excellent score reflects a worse quality of life rating. In general, diabetes impacted the HRQoL of diabetic patients at a very significant level, with median scores for all HRQoL domains being significantly higher in patients than in controls (P<0.001). Obesity, education level, monthly income and glycemic control are all affected overall. Glycemic control is the most potent variable influencing the total domains of HRQOL. In conclusion, Type 2DM showed significantly lower health-related quality of life in various domains than healthy control subjects. Glycemic control is the most potent variable influencing all domains of HRQoL. Keywords: Health-Related Quality of Life; type 2 DM; Short Form.