Quality of Life Indicators for Adolescent with Diabetes Type1

Abstract

This study aims to reveal some indicators of the quality of life of adolescents with diabetes through the four main dimensions of the quality of life, which are: health-related quality of life, psychological quality of life, social quality of life, and environmental quality of life. The study sample consisted of 10 adolescents with type 1 diabetes, 05 of whom were males and 05 were females. We relied on the descriptive analytical approach along with the method of content analysis. The results of the study concluded:

- The presence of positive indicators in adolescents with diabetes within the four dimensions of quality of life: optimism, satisfaction, acceptance of disease, sense of activity and ability to perform duties, and access to appropriate health services.

- The presence of negative indicators in adolescents with diabetes within the four dimensions of quality of life: a sense of anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, a sense of fatigue and poor relationships with peers

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