An Analytical cross-sectional study on QUALITY OF LIFE among Diabetics in Rural and Urban Puducherry

Introduction: QUALITY OF LIFE ‘as a sense of well-being that encompasses the physical, psychological, social and spiritual condition’ Cases of diabetes in India are attributed to the lifestyle changes along with rapid urbanization and industrialization. With increase in prevalence of Diabetes in India it becomes important to assess the quality of life for better care and control. Methods: Cross sectional study conducted in Field practice areas Rural and Urban centres, Puducherry. The total sample size estimated to be 360. Diabetic patients attending the NCD clinic was selected by systematic random sampling. Data was collected by (WHO) QOL-BREF questionnaire, under domains of Quality of life-physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. Results: The mean age group was 57.5±10.8, and there was a statistically significant difference in the mean quality of life (QOL) between urban and rural areas in terms of psychological and social scores. The study participants' social score peaked at 227 (63%) for good QOL, while their psychological score was 166 (46%) for poor QOL. All four QOL domains showed a significant correlation when multivariate analysis was performed after controlling for gender, education, family income, and place of residence. Conclusion: Diabetes does impair the QoL of patients, there is a significant difference was found between urban and rural population need to focus on requirements of care equally in both urban and rural area.