Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Associated Factors among Persons with Diabetes in Kathmandu, Nepal

Health- Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among persons with diabetes is an important public health issue throughout the world. As per the information available, no study has been conducted till date to determine HRQoL using EQ-5D-5L in person with diabetes in Nepal. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess HRQoL in persons with diabetes and to identify factors associated with it. Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in two diabetes centers of Kathmandu district. Study population included persons already diagnosed with diabetes from diabetes centers. We recruited 225 participants and they were interviewed using the standard Nepali version of the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire and some additional questionnaire based on extensive literature review. Independent t-test was used to find the bivariate association of HRQoL and other factors. Variables with p-value Disclosure S. Acharya: None. A. Dhakal: None.