The International Tinnitus Journal

Quality of Lifestyle Status of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Kirkuk City

Diabetes mellitus is a state in which the body cannot create enough or any insulin or cannot efficiently utilize the insulin it does make, resulting in elevated blood glucose levels. This study aims to assess the level of quality lifestyle among diabetic patients attending primary health care centers.. In this cross-sectional study, 470 diabetic patients were randomly selected from 10 primary health care centers. A specific questionnaire designed by the researcher for proper data collection based on a study of relevant research and literature was used throughout a direct interview with the patients. The questionnaire included two sections: Part One: Describes the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients, including their age, gender, marital status, employment status, and income levels, duration of the D.M., smoking, body mass index (BMI), concomitant other chronic diseases, glycemic control, and management of diabetes). Part two included a number of questions concerning behavioral or lifestyle choices. (Such as daily physical activity, level of independence, environment, psychosocial domain, and spirituality). Data analysis was done using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 22.0. The results showed the level of quality of lifestyle higher in male than female and lower in low monthly income patients and low level education. This study concluded the diabetes mellituse affected by sociodemographic variables and as well as some related variables of participants.