| Summary: | Habtamu Esubalew,1 Ayele Belachew,2 Yimer Seid,2 Habtamu Wondmagegn,3 Kidus Temesgen,1 Tsegazeab Ayele3 1School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia; 2School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Habtamu Esubalew, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, P.O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, Tel +251 931547322, Email habtamubezie130@gmail.comIntroduction: Diabetes, one of the major global health emergencies of the 21st century, can affect a patient’s quality of life. A compromised quality of life has adverse effects on self-care practices, resulting in inadequate glycemic control and an increased susceptibility to complications. In Ethiopia, there is a paucity of information regarding the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Therefore, this study aimed to assess health-related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending diabetes follow-up clinics in selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa using short form- 36 (SF-36) health survey measures. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the study participants. Simple and multiple linear regressions were done to identify significantly associated factors with health-related quality of life.Result: A total of 309 patients participated in this study. The mean scores of the physical and mental component summaries were 40.15 (SD = 7.27) and 48.11 (SD = 8.87), respectively. Being old, being overweight or obese, living with type 2 diabetes mellitus for more than fifteen years, taking combined medication, having diabetes-related complications, and having comorbidities were factors that reduced the mean score of the physical component summary (p-value< 0.05). Being obese and diabetes related complication were factors that negatively affect mental component summary (p-value < 0.05). On the other hand, being married was factors that positively affect mental component summary (p-value < 0.05).Conclusion: Older age, being married, obesity, overweight, longer duration of diabetes, using combined medications, diabetic-related complications, and co-morbidities were factors associated with health-related quality of life. Healthcare providers should strengthen counseling patients on lifestyle modifications such as diet modifications, and weight reduction.Keywords: health-related quality of life, type 2 diabetes mellitus, short-form-36 health survey
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