Quality of Life and Personality Traits in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Completed

• Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes; Quality of Life
• Interventions: Other: The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) -BREF; Other: The Satisfaction With Life Scale - SWLS; Other: Big Five Inventory - BFI; John in Srivastava, 1999

• Registration Number: NCT03481218
• Lead Sponsor: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine

Brief Summary

The aims of this study are to examine the differences in the quality of life among individuals with type 1 diabetes and individuals without chronic diseases, differences in the quality of life among men and women with type 1 diabetes and the differences in the quality of life among individuals with good and poor glycaemic control. The relationship between personality traits and the management of disease in patients with type 1 diabetes will also be examined.

Detailed Description

Diabetes affects the daily life of patients, chronic diseases have a major impact on the quality of life of individuals. Chronic illness affects family life of an individual, his professional life, as well as leisure activities, chronic illness can also increase worries, fears, feelings of sadness and helplessness.

Past studies examining the quality of life construct in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) showed that patients achieved lower levels of life quality, compared to individuals without T1D. Studies show that women with T1D achieve lower scores on the quality of life scales than men with T1D and differences in gender are already present in adolescence.

Patients with poor glycaemic control achieve lower results on the quality of life scales, the effect of hemoglobin on the quality of life is direct, as well as indirect.

The studies in which they examined the attitudes of personality traits with diabetes management show that two personality traits are associated with the management of the disease, the successful management of the disease is primarily associated with the conscientiousness. Concerning the effect of neuroticism on the management of the disease, research results are contradictory.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-28
• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-21
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-29
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Study Completion: 2018-04-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 238

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 18 and 35
• Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes for at least one year (for the T1D group)
• Willing to participate in study

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Individuals without chronic diseases	The Satisfaction With Life Scale - SWLS	Young adults (male and female) between the ages of 18 and 35, without chronic diseases.
Patients with type 1 diabetes	The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) -BREF	Young adults (male and female) between the ages of 18 and 35, who have type 1 diabetes for at least one year.
Individuals without chronic diseases	The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) -BREF	Young adults (male and female) between the ages of 18 and 35, without chronic diseases.
Patients with type 1 diabetes	The Satisfaction With Life Scale - SWLS	Young adults (male and female) between the ages of 18 and 35, who have type 1 diabetes for at least one year.
Patients with type 1 diabetes	Big Five Inventory - BFI; John in Srivastava, 1999	Young adults (male and female) between the ages of 18 and 35, who have type 1 diabetes for at least one year.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences in quality of life	15 minutes	Differences in quality of life in patients with T1D and individuals without chronic diseases. Quality of life will be measured with the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment tool (questionnaire).
Personality traits associated with diabetes management	15 minutes	Which personality traits are associated with good and poor diabetes management. Personality traits will be measured with The Big Five Inventory questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences in quality of life based on gender	15 minutes	Differences in quality of life between men and women with T1D. Quality of life will be measured with the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment tool (questionnaire).
Differences in quality of life based on glycaemic control	15 minutes	Differences in quality of life between patients with good and bad glycaemic control. Quality of life will be measured with the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment tool (questionnaire). Glycaemic control will be reported from participants (HbA1c).

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of psychology; 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenija/Osrednja Regija, Slovenia

University Children's Hospital Ljubljana; 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenija/Osrednja Regija, Slovenia