Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey

Improved psychological aspect among type 2 diabetic patients plays an important role towards an improved quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the inter-relationship of illness perceptions, personality and quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients from the Diabetic Cli...

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Main Authors: Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini, Ibrahim, Norhayati, Budin, Siti Balkis, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi, Ismail, Rozmi
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spelling iium-557222017-03-07T01:39:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55722/ Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini Ibrahim, Norhayati Budin, Siti Balkis Omar, Ahmad Marzuki Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi Ismail, Rozmi BF636 Applied psychology BF698 Personality R Medicine (General) Improved psychological aspect among type 2 diabetic patients plays an important role towards an improved quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the inter-relationship of illness perceptions, personality and quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients from the Diabetic Clinic of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). A total of 115 of type 2 diabetic patients were involved in this study. Patients were surveyed using a quantitative questionnaires of Short Form 36 (SF-36), Revised-Illness Perception (IPQ-R) and big five inventory from September to December 2014. Result shows that most of the sub-domains in the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) were correlated either positively or negatively with the sub-domain of illness perceptions (p<0.05). In addition, most of the sub-domains of the Big Five inventory were also positively correlated with the sub-domains of HRQOL except for the neuroticism sub-domain (p<0.05). It was also found that personality contributed 21.2% of the variation to the PCS domain while 32.6% of the variation contributed to the MCS domain ofHRQOL. In addition, 17.1% of the illness perceptions variation contributed to the PCS domain and 32.7% of the variation contributed to the MCS domain of HRQOL. The findings of this study shows that there is a positive inter-relationship between illness perceptions and personality towards the quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients. A better understanding of illness perceptions and positive personality plays an important role in improving the quality of life among type 2 diabetic patients. 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55722/1/Illness%20Perception-Social%20Sciences%202016.pdf Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini and Ibrahim, Norhayati and Budin, Siti Balkis and Omar, Ahmad Marzuki and Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi and Ismail, Rozmi (2016) Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey. The Social Sciences, 11 (3). pp. 234-241. ISSN 1818-5800 E-ISSN 1993-6125 http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/medwelljournals/sscience/2016/234-241.pdf 10.3923/sscience.2016.234.241
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BF698 Personality
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Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini
Ibrahim, Norhayati
Budin, Siti Balkis
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
Ismail, Rozmi
Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey
description Improved psychological aspect among type 2 diabetic patients plays an important role towards an improved quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the inter-relationship of illness perceptions, personality and quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients from the Diabetic Clinic of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). A total of 115 of type 2 diabetic patients were involved in this study. Patients were surveyed using a quantitative questionnaires of Short Form 36 (SF-36), Revised-Illness Perception (IPQ-R) and big five inventory from September to December 2014. Result shows that most of the sub-domains in the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) were correlated either positively or negatively with the sub-domain of illness perceptions (p<0.05). In addition, most of the sub-domains of the Big Five inventory were also positively correlated with the sub-domains of HRQOL except for the neuroticism sub-domain (p<0.05). It was also found that personality contributed 21.2% of the variation to the PCS domain while 32.6% of the variation contributed to the MCS domain ofHRQOL. In addition, 17.1% of the illness perceptions variation contributed to the PCS domain and 32.7% of the variation contributed to the MCS domain of HRQOL. The findings of this study shows that there is a positive inter-relationship between illness perceptions and personality towards the quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients. A better understanding of illness perceptions and positive personality plays an important role in improving the quality of life among type 2 diabetic patients.
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author Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini
Ibrahim, Norhayati
Budin, Siti Balkis
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
Ismail, Rozmi
author_facet Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini
Ibrahim, Norhayati
Budin, Siti Balkis
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
Ismail, Rozmi
author_sort Pakri Mohamed, Rafidah Aini
title Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey
title_short Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey
title_full Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey
title_fullStr Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey
title_full_unstemmed Inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: A cross-sectional survey
title_sort inter-relationship of illness perception, personality and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients: a cross-sectional survey
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/55722/
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