THE INTERPLAY OF ILLNESS PERCEPTION AND EXISTENTIAL CRISIS: UNRAVELING THEIR IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG TYPE II DIABETES MELLIMS

Abstract

This study is aimed to explore the effect of illness perception, existential crisis on quality of life of type II diabetic patient. It was hypothesized that illness perception and existential crisis effect the quality of life of type II diabetic. Both on men and women this hypothesis applied to check this hypothesis that it is true or not. Patient with age 20 to 60 participate in this study. Another reason to include young patient is because of pandemic. Because during this time period it is difficult to collect data so we enlarge our age range. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that illness perception and existential crisis can cause bad quality of life of patient. Correlational research design was used to examine the proposed hypothesis. The study comprised of (N = 100) patients with end-stage diabetic disease between the ages of 20 to 60 years. Illness perception scale, Existential anxiety questionnaire and Quality of life scale were used to measure. Findings of Pearson product moment correlation showed that there was a significant positive relation. Regression analysis revealed also a positive relation. Result show that the hypothesis of this study is true.