Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death. It is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose level. This study aimed to compare quality of life among type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus clients at selected hospitals of district Mohali, Punjab. A quantitative approach with comparative research design was adopted for the study. 120 diabetes mellitus clients (60 type 1 and 60 type 2 diabetes mellitus clients) were selected through convenient sampling technique. Study showed that 73.3%, 23.4% and 3.3% were having fair, good and poor quality of life among type 1 diabetes clients whereas 46.7%, 35.0% and 18.3% were having poor, fair and good quality of life among type 2 diabetes mellitus clients. Comparison shows that there was significant difference between the quality of life among type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus clients. Clients with type 1 diabetes mellitus have better quality of life as compared to type 2 diabetes mellitus clients. Domain wise comparison indicates significant difference in quality of life among type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus clients in domains of role limitation due to physical health, physical endurance, general health, emotional/mental health and diet satisfaction. There was significant association of age and education with quality of life among both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus clients (p<0.05). Quality of life of type 1 diabetes mellitus clients had significant association with duration of diabetes mellitus, duration of taking treatment and duration of prescribed medication moreover among type 2 diabetes mellitus clients significant association with gender, marital status, occupation and family history of diabetes mellitus with quality of life (p<0.05).