TY - JOUR AU - Zahra, Rabab AU - Baig, Khawar Bilal AU - Sadiq, Urooj PY - 2020/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Illness acceptance, diabetes specific distress and quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus JF - Pakistan Journal of Physiology JA - Pak J Phsyiol VL - 16 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/1167 SP - 37-40 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The objective of the current study was to investigate association between illness acceptance, diabetes specific distress and quality of life in adolescents suffering with type 1 diabetes mellitus. <strong>Method:</strong> Data was collected from 70 adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Acceptance of Illness Scale, Diabetes Specific Distress, and Quality of Life Scale were used. <strong>Results:</strong> Illness acceptance had significant positive relationship with quality of life (QoL) and diabetes specific distress showed significant negative relationship with quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Demographic variables (duration of illness, control over diabetes) and diabetes specific distress were highly significant predictors of QoL in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and there was a significant statistical difference between duration of illness and QoL in adolescents with chronic and recent type 1 diabetes mellitus. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Adolescents with chronic and recent type 1 diabetes mellitus have illness acceptance which leads to better quality of life.</p><p><strong>Pak J Physiol 2020;</strong>16(1):37?40</p> ER -