Quality of Life As Predictor of Psychological Well-Being,Self-Care and Psychosocial Adjustment in Patients With Type Ii Diabetes After Initial Unilateral Minor Amputation

Objective: the present research investigated the role of perceived quality of life as significant predictor of psychological well-being,self-care and psychosocial adjustment among patients with type ii diabetes initially after minor unilateral amputation. hypothesis: the quality of life is likely to predict the psychological well-being,psychosocial adjustment and self-care in patients with type ii diabetes,gone through initial unilateral minor amputation. research design: cross sectional descriptive. methodology: a sample of 200 patients with type ii diabetes was taken; 100 with minor amputation and 100 without amputation. the age ranged between 40 to 60 years. a written informed consent was taken in addition to departmental permission to collect the data from indoor and outdoor units of three main hospitals of lahore including jinnah hospital,arif diabetics and mayo hospital,lahore. the study was carried between sep,2015 to december,2015. the major study constructs were measured by using urdu translated measures including diabetes related quality of life scale,psychological well-being scale and social adjustment scale- self report (sas-sr); and self-care inventory. regression analysis was carried out to assess the role of quality of life as significant predictor. results: the results revealed that quality of life emerged as significant positive predictor of psychological well-being,self-care and psychosocial adjustment in patients with diabetes who have gone through minor amputation. conclusion: quality of life is significant positive predictor and by enhancing the perceived quality of life of patients with diabetes and minor amputation through psycho-education and counseling,the psychological well-being,psychosocial adjustment and self-case behaviors can be improved. © 2016,liaquat university of medical and health sciences. all rights reserved.