Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.19
• Publication Date: 2024-07-24T09:26:54Z
• Authors: Tariku Shimels; Rodas Asrat Kassu; Gelila Bogale; Mahteme Bekele M...; Gizachew Tadesse...; Abrham Getachew; Zewdneh Shewamene; Melsew Getnet; Mebratu Abraha
• Keywords: Health Status; COVID-19; Middle Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Addis Ababa, EQ-VAS, Ethiopia, EQ-5D-3L, HRQoL, Quality of life, T2DM and hypertension; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Surveys and Questionnaires; Hypertension; Quality of Life; Humans; Original Article; Female; Ethiopia; Pandemics

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the healthrelated quality of life of patients with T2DM and hypertension attending public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st through 30th August 2020 at the selected institutions. Health facilities were chosen purposively based on patient load. Participants were drawn after proportional to size allocation. A translated EQ-5D-3L, and EQ-VAS instrument was used to collect the data. Analysis was done using SPSS v.26.0. Both parametric and non-parametric models were applied in the analysis.RESULTS: Of the 409 participants included, the majority were in the age group of 46-60 (36.0%), females (56.0%), from hospitals (54.8%), jobless (25.4%), and married (63.3%). Over two-thirds of the patients reported no problems with self-care, usual activity, and depression/anxiety. All dimensions showed an increasing proportion of moderate to severe problems in the age group beyond 45. Facility type, comorbid condition and age showed a statistically significant score difference for QoL. The overall prevalence of any problem was 59.0%. Education level, visit to a health center, and marriage showed lower odds of affected HRQoL whereas, lower monthly income and presence of comorbidities were opposite.CONCLUSION: HRQoL of patients in the study settings was suboptimal and below the general population. Attributes, such as education, facility type, marital status, income level, and comorbid status have a statistically significant association with HRQoL. Arrangement of a safe and quality health services is paramount, especially, during the COVID-19 pandemic.