Study on Factors Associated with Life Quality of Children with Type Ⅰ Diabetes

Objective To evaluate the factors that influence quality of life in children with type I diabetes.Method A diabetes quality of life(DQOL)scale oriented toward the children with type I diabetes was developed.Results The scale had good reliability and validity.All three subscales,satisfaction,impact and worry,significantly correlated with self-health assessment,satisfaction and impacthad correlation with diet restrictions,and satisfaction also was related with means of insulin injection,there were no significant correlation between DQOL scales and other factors.