Study of factors affecting the quality of life in patients with type i diabetes from the perspective of a biopsychosocial approach
The article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying factors that affect the quality of life of patients with type I diabetes from the position of a biopsychosocial approach. In the course of the study, the following methods were used: SF-36 Health Status Survey, TOBOL-type of attitude to the disease. Additional information about patients was obtained using the questionnaire developed by the authors. To study the relationships between the values of variables, which in our case are the scales of psychological tests and questionnaire questions, a factor analysis was conducted on all available research data. The study identified and described six factors that influence the course of patients ' illness. Based on the biopsychosocial approach, the identified factors were combined into three groups of components: the personal-psychological component, the physical component, and the sociodemographic component. Thus, we obtained a three-component model, which formed the basis for building individual rehabilitation programs for patients with DM I. a number of elements of the three-component model are Identified and described, which can be directly affected, forming stable adaptive skills in patients. The degree of formation of stable adaptive skills in patients with DM I directly contributes to maintaining the appropriate level of quality of life of patients.