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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Badrasawi, Manala; * | Hamdan, Mayb | Al Tamimi, Mohammada
Affiliations: [a] Nutrition and Food Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine | [b] Healthy and Therapeutic Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Manal Badrasawi Nutrition and Food Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. Tel.: +00970595095811; Fax: +0097092345115; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a lifelong metabolic disease with a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Uncontrolled and untreated diabetes results in serious complications that subsequently cause patients’ quality of life (QoL) to deteriorate. Adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD) may relieve the complications of diabetes, thereby improving the quality of life for these patients. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the QoL of DM patients who adhered to MD. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, we examined the QoL and MD data of 106 DM II patients being treated at a primary health care clinic in Hebron. We used the SF-36 questionnaire to measure the patients’ QoL and the MEDAS tool to assess their MD adherence. We also recorded their anthropometric measurements, abdominal obesity, lifestyle habits and blood biochemical results. RESULTS:The sample comprised male and female DM II patients between the ages of 35 and 72, with their mean age being 55.8±10.24. Patients’ QoL scores showed a significant relationship with three BMI categories, i.e., total QoL score, physical function, and pain domains (p < 0.05). In terms of diet, high adherence to MD had a positive impact on all domains and on patients’ total QoL with significant differences in physical functioning, emotional well-being, social functioning and pain domains. CONCLUSION:Patients’ QoL domains were relatively low and highly affected by DM II. Patients with greater MD adherence reported higher scores in all QoL domains. Significantly higher scores were noted for the physical, social and pain domains. Hence, MD is a recommended dietary pattern for DM II patients to achieve a better QoL.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, quality of life, Mediterranean diet, SF-36, MEDAS, comorbidities
DOI: 10.3233/MNM-200515
Journal: Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 255-264, 2021
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