The crossectional study aimed to explore the factors related to the type 2 dia-betes clients’ quality of life. One hundred and forty clients who registered as ambu-latory type 2 diabetes clients of Phoprathubchang District Hospital, Phichit Province,Thailand were the study sample. Out of 140 samples, 47 of them (33.6%) were males and 93 of them (66.4%) were females. Their ages ranged between 38-80 years (mean = 59.7, S.D.= 9.8). The Diabetes Quality of Life Measure Form (DQOL) was used with permission from the Diabetes Control and Complication Trial Research Group (the DCCT Research Group). The data was collected by the investigator from March 17th to June 8th, 2001. The data was collected at a convenient place and time of the client’s choosing. Descriptive and analytical methodology was used for the data analysis. The Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation showed that diabetes clients’ poor quality of life statistically correlated to low family income (r = -.227, p < .01), number of comorbid chronic conditions (r = .199, p < .05), high frequency of diabetes symptoms (r = .301, p < .01), and less flexibility for daily living (r = .173, p < .05). There was no statistical correlation between type 2 diabetes clients’ quality of life and their gender, age, marital status, education level, occupation, duration of having diabetes, and ability in blood sugar control (p > .05). The result of stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the predictors of type 2 diabetes clients were the frequency of diabetes symptoms, number of comorbid chronic conditions, and family income. The frequency of diabetes symptoms could predict quality of life only 9.1 percent (R2 = .091, p < .01). The number of comorbid chronic conditions could increase predictive of quality of life from 9.8 percent to 12.8 percent (R2 = .128, p < .05). The predictive value increased from 12.8 percent to 15.8 percent, when family income was included (R2 = .158, p < .01). This study has implications for community health nursing interventions to improve the diabetes clients’ quality of life. The longitudinal follow up research to see the diabetes nursing intervention outcome towards nursing clients’ quality of life was recommended.

M.N.S. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ปี 2544

of, Diabetes, Quality, life, TYPE 2