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lity of life of diabetic patients with chronic wounds posterji | poster presentations
Lidija Dornik, Marko Šućur
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction. Type II diabetes; diabetes mellitus, is a known metabolic disorder
and non-communicable chronic disease. Diabetes type II affects quality of life
of individuals, which is difficult to measure directly because there are no pre-
cise criteria for measurement and evaluation. Complications of type II diabe-
tes are also chronic wounds. Chronic wounds are special types of wounds that
heal extremely poorly over time due to excessive inflammation, stubborn in-
fections, drug resistance and inability to heal. They are a complex challenge for
patients as well as for professional wound care workers, as they do not heal
in the near future and pose a major financial problem in the healthcare system
worldwide and represent a burden to society. The purpose is to determine the
impact of a chronic wound on the quality of life of individuals.
Methods. The research was based on a qualitative research approach with a de-
scriptive research method. The literature was accessed via an electronic link
in the Celje library. Material for the research paper was collected online in the
databases EBSCO and MEDLINE, ProQuest and Google Scholar. We used re-
strictive criteria: peer-reviewed articles, full text, year of publication for 2015
2021, language (English), if available for download, scientific journals, with the
keywords “quality of life”, “diabetes”, “wound”. Following the review, inclusion
and exclusion criteria, 11 articles were included in the survey. The survey was
conducted in April and May 2021. MS Word was used to display the results.
Results. We have used, reviewed and processed 29 articles online, we exclud-
ed all articles where we could not access the full content of the articles, they
were in a foreign language or it was not a scientific text. A review of the data-
bases gave us 29 results, after the review we eliminated 13 articles that did not
contain basic criteria. The remaining 16 articles were read and reviewed and
8 more articles were excluded according to the inclusion and exclusion crite-
ria. The remaining 10 articles were included in the survey for the review article.
Discussion and conclusion. Type II diabetes is a chronic disease that has a pro-
found effect on the health, well-being and, ultimately, on the quality of life of an-
yone who has the disease. People with type II diabetes have (too) little knowl-
edge and it is difficult for them to monitor the disease. More should be done
on disease prevention, monitoring, correction and use of medications received
by the patient. Type II diabetes is also associated with other diseases, condi-
tions, problems and symptoms as well as chronic wounds. Chronic wounds
are accompanied, among other things, by pain, which greatly affects the quali-
ty of life. Painful, long-lasting chronic wounds for many patients bring relief and
a better quality of life only through amputation, thus avoiding long-term treat-
ment, dressings, and pain.
Keywords: quality of life, ageing, diabetes mellitus
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Lidija Dornik, Marko Šućur
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction. Type II diabetes; diabetes mellitus, is a known metabolic disorder
and non-communicable chronic disease. Diabetes type II affects quality of life
of individuals, which is difficult to measure directly because there are no pre-
cise criteria for measurement and evaluation. Complications of type II diabe-
tes are also chronic wounds. Chronic wounds are special types of wounds that
heal extremely poorly over time due to excessive inflammation, stubborn in-
fections, drug resistance and inability to heal. They are a complex challenge for
patients as well as for professional wound care workers, as they do not heal
in the near future and pose a major financial problem in the healthcare system
worldwide and represent a burden to society. The purpose is to determine the
impact of a chronic wound on the quality of life of individuals.
Methods. The research was based on a qualitative research approach with a de-
scriptive research method. The literature was accessed via an electronic link
in the Celje library. Material for the research paper was collected online in the
databases EBSCO and MEDLINE, ProQuest and Google Scholar. We used re-
strictive criteria: peer-reviewed articles, full text, year of publication for 2015
2021, language (English), if available for download, scientific journals, with the
keywords “quality of life”, “diabetes”, “wound”. Following the review, inclusion
and exclusion criteria, 11 articles were included in the survey. The survey was
conducted in April and May 2021. MS Word was used to display the results.
Results. We have used, reviewed and processed 29 articles online, we exclud-
ed all articles where we could not access the full content of the articles, they
were in a foreign language or it was not a scientific text. A review of the data-
bases gave us 29 results, after the review we eliminated 13 articles that did not
contain basic criteria. The remaining 16 articles were read and reviewed and
8 more articles were excluded according to the inclusion and exclusion crite-
ria. The remaining 10 articles were included in the survey for the review article.
Discussion and conclusion. Type II diabetes is a chronic disease that has a pro-
found effect on the health, well-being and, ultimately, on the quality of life of an-
yone who has the disease. People with type II diabetes have (too) little knowl-
edge and it is difficult for them to monitor the disease. More should be done
on disease prevention, monitoring, correction and use of medications received
by the patient. Type II diabetes is also associated with other diseases, condi-
tions, problems and symptoms as well as chronic wounds. Chronic wounds
are accompanied, among other things, by pain, which greatly affects the quali-
ty of life. Painful, long-lasting chronic wounds for many patients bring relief and
a better quality of life only through amputation, thus avoiding long-term treat-
ment, dressings, and pain.
Keywords: quality of life, ageing, diabetes mellitus
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