Mental state, psychoemotional status, quality of life and treatment compliance in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Aim: To identify correlations between quality of life (QoL), emotional and mental state in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to evaluate its contribution in prediction of compliance. Materials & methods: The T2DM patients aged 18–75 years with at least 12 weeks of stable hypoglycemic therapy were included to this cross-sectional study. We used Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) for mental state assessment, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for anxiety and depression level and EQ-5D for QoL. Compliance level was self-reported by patients. Results: The QoL positively correlates with MMSE score (p < 0.0001) and negatively with HADS anxiety (p < 0.0001) and depression (p < 0.0001) levels. The MMSE score is higher (p < 0.0001), and both HADS levels are lower (p < 0.01) in patients with higher compliance level. Conclusion: Cognitive function and psychoemotional state in T2DM patients are important for treatment compliance and QoL and are to be corrected whenever possible.