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"Quality of Life & Diabetes"Dr. Pat Phillips (biography)
English - 2006-02-21 - 39 minutes
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Summary :
In this presentation Dr. Phillips talks about why it's important to understand quality of life (QoL) in diabetes, some of the measurements used, and the quality of life continuum in diabetes.
It is important to understand QoL in the context of individual choices of the patient, and to understand the health impact of QoL. QoL is also used in guiding public health choices and monitoring diabetes health overall.
What are the costs versus benefits when trying to improve diabetes control? The likelihood of hypoglycaemia increases however benefits are seen in terms of delayed onset or progression of complications (1).
There is a smorgasboard of tools available to measure QoL and the current standard is the SF36. Dr. Phillips shows SF36 data from the North West Adelaide Health Survey, and explains how the SF36 can be used and what are its limitations.
Finally Dr. Phillips talks about the quality of life continuum in diabetes, and how diabetes impacts on QoL compared to other chronic diseases.
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Learning objectives :
After viewing this presentation the participant will be able to discuss:
QOL and Diabetes:
- Why bother?
- Measurement of QoL
- The QoL continuum in diabetes
Bibliographic references :
1. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38 BMJ 1998;317:703-713.
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