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Factors Affecting the Quality of Life and the Illness Acceptance of Pregnant Women with Diabetes

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  • Agnieszka Bień

    (Independent Obstetric Skills Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Ewa Rzońca

    (Independent Obstetric Skills Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Angelika Kańczugowska

    (Neonatology Ward, Independent Public Teaching Hospital No. 4 in Lublin, 8 Jaczewskiego St., 20-954 Lublin, Poland)

  • Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus

    (Independent Obstetric Skills Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

The paper contains an analysis of the factors affecting the quality of life (QoL) and the illness acceptance of diabetic pregnant women. The study was performed between January and April, 2013. It included 114 pregnant women with diabetes, hospitalized in the High Risk Pregnancy Wards of several hospitals in Lublin, Poland. The study used a diagnostic survey with questionnaires. The research instruments used were: The WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire and the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS). The women’s general quality of life was slightly higher than their perceived general health. A higher quality of life was reported by women with a very good financial standing, very good perceived health, moderate self-reported knowledge of diabetes, and also by those only treated with diet and stating that the illness did not interfere with their lives ( p < 0.05). Women with a very good financial standing ( p < 0.009), high self-reported health ( p < 0.002), and those treated with by means of a diet ( p < 0.04) had a higher acceptance of illness. A higher acceptance of illness contributes to a higher general quality of life and a better perception of one’s health.

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  • Agnieszka Bień & Ewa Rzońca & Angelika Kańczugowska & Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus, 2015. "Factors Affecting the Quality of Life and the Illness Acceptance of Pregnant Women with Diabetes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2015:i:1:p:68-:d:61081
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    1. Ewa Rzońca & Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus & Agnieszka Bień & Artur Wdowiak & Ryszard Szymański & Gustaw Chołubek, 2018. "Generalized Self-Efficacy, Dispositional Optimism, and Illness Acceptance in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-10, November.
    2. Jolanta Lis-Kuberka & Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz, 2021. "Polish Women Have Moderate Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Breastfeeding Benefits," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-25, October.
    3. Daniel Pankowski & Kinga Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska & Ewa Pisula & Andrzej Fal & Bartłomiej Kisiel & Ewa Kamińska & Witold Tłustochowicz, 2022. "Age, Cognitive Factors, and Acceptance of Living with the Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Short-Term Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-17, March.

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