TY  - THES
AB  - Objectives: To examine the effect of the refugee life and diabetes on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the diabetic refugees in Gaza Strip.
Design and methods: A cross-sectional 1:1 paired matched case-control design was used. One case (diabetic refugees) and two age- and sex-matched control groups (diabetic non-refugees and non-diabetic refugees) were recruited from three refugee camps and their neighboring cities to complete the WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life - brief form) questionnaire and to conduct the interviews.
Results: Refugees with diabetes had significantly poorer HRQOL than diabetic non-refugees and healthy refugees in the physical, psychological, social and environmental domains. Older age, female sex, longer duration of diabetes and presence of complications were associated with a lower HRQOL of the refugees.
DA  - 2005
KW  - Gazastreifen
KW  - Palästinensischer Flüchtling
KW  - Diabetes mellitus
KW  - Lebensqualität
KW  - Health-related quality of life
KW  - WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life - brief form)
KW  - Palestinian refugees
LA  - eng
PY  - 2005
TI  - Diabetes mellitus and quality of life of the Palestinian diabetic refugees in the refugee camps in Gaza Strip
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:361-7802
Y2  - 2024-11-24T15:35:27
ER  -