Quality of life among the patients with non-communicable diseases

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a group of disorders, which are non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. NCDs are fast replacing communicable diseases as the major cause of death and disability world-wide. Of 56.9 million global deaths in 2016, 40.5 million, or 71 p.c, were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator to evaluate treatment outcome in non-communicable diseases. Aim & Objectives: To study the quality of life and sociodemographic profile of the in-patients with non-communicable diseases. Material and Methods: A hospital based, analytical cross-sectional study was conducted at Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, for a period of 3 months from 1st September 2019 to 30 November 2019. Prior to the initiation of the study, ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee and written consent was taken from the patients. The study subjects included patients with NCD aged equal to or above 18 years to 60 years admitted for >3 days in the department of general medicine during the study period. Results: In the present study, out of 200 patients with NCDs, 50 (25%) reported poor QOL and 6 (3%) reported very poor QOL, among them 37(18.5%) had DM, 29(14.5%) had HTN and 21(10.5%) had both DM and HTN. Conclusion: With an increase in NCD prevalence the QOL decreases.