scholarly journals Health Literacy and Quality of Life in Young Adults From The Belgian Crohn's Disease Registry Compared to Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance Carels ◽  
Lucas Wauters ◽  
An Outtier ◽  
Filip Baert ◽  
Peter Bossuyt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Disease Registry

Background and Aims: The management of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases in youth is challenging. We aimed to determine health literacy (HL), quality of life (QoL) and clinical outcomes in young adults from the BELgian CROhn's disease registry (BELCRO) in comparison to type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) as a control.Methods: In this prospective and observational study, young adults with Crohn's disease (CD) diagnosed < 18 years and with > 5 years disease duration and a comparable group of patients with DM completed validated HL, QoL and work productivity and activity impairment questionnaires (HLS-EU-Q16, EQ-5D-5L and WPAI). HL was scored as sufficient (13–16), problematic (9–12) or inadequate (0–8). QoL was dichotomized into “no problems” (EQ-5D level 1) or “problems” (EQ-5D levels 2 to 5). Non-parametric (Mann-Whitney U) analyses and Spearman correlations were performed.Results: A total of 52 CD (median [IQR] age of 25.0 [23.8-27.0], 64% male) and 50 DM (age 20.0 [19.0-22.0], 50% male) patients were included. HL was 14.0 [11.0-16.0] for CD and 14.0 [11.3-14.8] for DM (p = 0.6) with similar proportions of sufficient (60 vs. 68%, p = 0.4), problematic (34 vs. 26%, p = 0.3) and inadequate HL (both 6%, p = 1). Although QoL was comparable for CD and DM (77.0 [68.8-82.0] vs. 75.0 [65.0-80.0] %, p =0.4), CD had a trend for higher pain/discomfort (50 vs. 32%, p = 0.06). HL and QoL correlated in CD (r = 0.6, p < 0.001) and DM patients (r = 0.6, p < 0.001). Fewer CD patients with recent hospitalization/surgery had sufficient HL (31 vs. 69%, p = 0.01) and had lower QoL (70.0 [60.0-77.0] vs. 80.0 [70.0-85.0], p = 0.04) compared to those without.Conclusions: Selected young Belgian adults suffering from CD for >5 years have similar and sufficient HL compared to DM patients. However, CD patients requiring hospitalization/surgery have lower HL, which indicates the need for targeted educational programs.

Psychosocial functioning and health related quality of life in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Congo

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Vassili Missambou Mandilou ◽  
Lucie Charlotte Atipo‐Ibara Ollandzobo ◽  
Fallon Lesnée Gastia Kitemo Mpolo ◽  
Beneth Phygarielle Sylvanie Ngoulou ◽  
Charley Loumade Elenga Bongo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Impact of xerostomia on the quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

2009 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Maria Saes Busato ◽  
Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio ◽  
João Armando Brancher ◽  
Ana Maria Trindade Grégio ◽  
Maria Ângela Naval Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

scholarly journals Effect of irritable bowel symptoms on quality of life in people with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus

Gut ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A161-A162
Author(s):  
J. S. Leeds ◽  
A. D. Hopper ◽  
M. Hadjivassiliou ◽  
S. Tesfaye ◽  
D. S. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Bowel Symptoms ◽  
Irritable Bowel

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in people with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: data from the Brazilian Type 1 Diabetes Study Group

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Contente Braga de Souza ◽  
◽  
João Soares Felício ◽  
Camila Cavalcante Koury ◽  
João Felício Abrahão Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Cherqaoui ◽  
Sheldon McKenzie ◽  
Gail Nunlee-Bland
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Microvascular Disease ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Successful Clinical Outcome ◽  
Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy ◽  
Rheumatologic Manifestations

Diabetes mellitus is associated with a wide variety of rheumatologic manifestations which can significantly affect a patient's quality of life. One of these manifestations includes diabetic cheiroarthropathy (DCA) which affects the hands. We review a case of a 28-year-old female patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus who was diagnosed with DCA after complaining of limited movements of all joints in her hands and tightening of the skin. We examine how the diagnosis was made, the treatment administered, and the successful clinical outcome. Clinicians should be able to identify and treat this affliction. The diagnosis is mainly clinical. It is imperative to remember that the presence of DCA carries with it a significant relationship with microvascular disease.

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