Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a long-term medical condition with a high morbidity rate and numerous complications. Diabetes can impair a person’s quality of life (QoL) by having an adverse effect on their physical, psychological, social, and environmental health. This study attempts to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Deepak Anil, D. Sunil Kumar, Rajendra Prasad Shivaswamy, Arun Gopi, G Hari Prakash, Deepika Yadav
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jncd.jncd_75_24
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author Deepak Anil
D. Sunil Kumar
Rajendra Prasad Shivaswamy
Arun Gopi
G Hari Prakash
Deepika Yadav
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D. Sunil Kumar
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Deepika Yadav
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description Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a long-term medical condition with a high morbidity rate and numerous complications. Diabetes can impair a person’s quality of life (QoL) by having an adverse effect on their physical, psychological, social, and environmental health. This study attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based model in improving the health-related QoL among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Southern Karnataka. Methodology: A longitudinal study was conducted among 545 T2DM patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Mysore in southern India. Diabetes Care (https://www.diabetes-care.co.in/), an online website that can predict the risk for uncontrolled diabetes and recommends lifestyle changes, was used by the patients. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used to assess the QoL at the start of the study and 3 months later. Results: Comparing the QoL of the study participants before and after the intervention period, all four domains of QoL, i.e., the physical domain (53.10 ± 23.140–57.36 ± 17.276), the psychological domain (53.37 ± 23.200–61.32 ± 14.154), the social relationship domain (52.77 ± 25.116–58.22 ± 18.695), and the environmental domain (54.97 ± 24.665–60.12 ± 19.725) scores, improved, and this was found to be statistically significant. Conclusion: The web-based model significantly improved the QoL in all four domains of health. Thus, more technological approaches should be implemented along with other public health measures to improve the health outcomes of patients with T2DM.
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spelling doaj-art-ee4edbfeeec2440982a335f6bb5302802025-08-20T02:26:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases2468-88272468-88352024-12-019416016510.4103/jncd.jncd_75_24Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, IndiaDeepak AnilD. Sunil KumarRajendra Prasad ShivaswamyArun GopiG Hari PrakashDeepika YadavIntroduction: Diabetes mellitus is a long-term medical condition with a high morbidity rate and numerous complications. Diabetes can impair a person’s quality of life (QoL) by having an adverse effect on their physical, psychological, social, and environmental health. This study attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based model in improving the health-related QoL among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Southern Karnataka. Methodology: A longitudinal study was conducted among 545 T2DM patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Mysore in southern India. Diabetes Care (https://www.diabetes-care.co.in/), an online website that can predict the risk for uncontrolled diabetes and recommends lifestyle changes, was used by the patients. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used to assess the QoL at the start of the study and 3 months later. Results: Comparing the QoL of the study participants before and after the intervention period, all four domains of QoL, i.e., the physical domain (53.10 ± 23.140–57.36 ± 17.276), the psychological domain (53.37 ± 23.200–61.32 ± 14.154), the social relationship domain (52.77 ± 25.116–58.22 ± 18.695), and the environmental domain (54.97 ± 24.665–60.12 ± 19.725) scores, improved, and this was found to be statistically significant. Conclusion: The web-based model significantly improved the QoL in all four domains of health. Thus, more technological approaches should be implemented along with other public health measures to improve the health outcomes of patients with T2DM.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jncd.jncd_75_24diabetes mellitushealthmodelquality of lifewebsite
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Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India
International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases
diabetes mellitus
health
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quality of life
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title Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India
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title_fullStr Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India
title_full_unstemmed Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India
title_short Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India
title_sort web based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern karnataka india
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health
model
quality of life
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