Health-Related Quality of Life of Diabetic Patients in Tehran

Background: health-related quality of life (hrqol) is an important factor for self-management behaviors of diabetic patients. these behaviors have special importance in preventing complications of diabetes. objectives: this study has been conducted to evaluate hrqol of diabetic patients referred to tehran hospitals. patients and methods: in this descriptive study patients were selected from diabetes clinics of general hospitals in tehran. a demographic and disease characteristics questionnaire and short-form of health survey (sf-36) were used for the data collection. the data were analyzed with spss software. results: 140 diabetic patients with average age of 47.3 ± 12.7 years participated in this study. the range of hrqol scores in different domains varied from 46.2 ± 13 for general health perceptions to 64.1 ± 26.6 for physical functioning. there were significant differences according to age, sex, educational level, type of diabetes, type of treatment, and different hrqol dimensions. conclusions: hrqol of diabetic patients is related to several variables. considering of variables will be important for improving hrqol of diabetic patients.