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ea0016p244 | Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases | ECE2008

Psychological symptoms and quality of life among diabetic patients: a comparative study

Samuel Mosaku , Babatope Kolawole , Celestine Mume , Rosemary Ikem

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare psychological symptoms between diabetic patients, asthmatics and healthy individuals and also to determine the effect of these and other variables on quality of life among diabetes patients.Method: For each respondent the questionnaire on socio-demographic and clinical variables was completed. Each respondent also completed the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 30), Zung’s Self Rating Depression Scale ...