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Karen E Atler1, Arlene A Schmid1, Tara C Klinedinst1
1a Occupational Therapy Department , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA.
Abstract:
The cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between quality of life, activity, and participation in 93 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a primary care center. Moderately strong correlations were found between quality of life and leisure/work, outdoor and social activities, but not with domestic activities. Leisure/work, outdoor, and social activities accounted for 18% of the variance in the quality of life variables. In a follow-up model, age, depression, and falls efficacy accounted for another 51% of the variance in total quality of life. Findings provide support for the expansion of occupational therapy's role in diabetes self-management, to incorporate leisure, social, and community activities and fall risk management interventions.
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