• Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
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Objective To understand the status of life quality and fatigue level in patients with diabetic foot and to explore its influencing factors. Methods Random sampling method was used in collecting the general data of 80 diabetic foot patients from January 2013 to January 2014. The questionnaire of Fatigue Scale-14 and Diabetes Specific Quality of Life Scale were analyzed, and the influencing factors of fatigue and life quality were investigated. Results The total score mean value of fatigue was 8.63±3.39 and the total score mean value of life quality was 71.00±19.84. The life quality and fatigue in patients with diabetic foot were positively correlated (P < 0.01) . Conclusions The life quality of patients needs to be improved. We should especially pay attention to their mental health and try to meet their psychological needs, in order to ease the patients’ fatigue level and improve their life quality. The key for diabetic foot nursing is to discover and assess the fatigue symptoms of patients with diabetic foot diseases.

Citation: LinShuang, XiongZhenzhen. Analysis of Fatigue and Life Quality of Patients with Diabetic Foot and Research on the Influencing Factors. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(5): 893-896. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600242 Copy

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