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The Effects of an Emotional Intelligence Program on the Quality of Life and Well-Being of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Bektas Murat Yalcin, MD, Tevfik Fikret Karahan, PhD, Muhittin Ozcelik, MD and Fusun Artiran Igde, MD

From the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine (Dr Yalcin, Dr Igde); Faculty of Education, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance (Dr Karahan); and Social Sciences Institute (Dr Ozcelik), Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey.

Correspondence to Bektas Murat Yalcin, Ondokuz Mayis University of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, University Hospital, Post Code 55132, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey (myalcin{at}omu.edu.tr).

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of an emotional intelligence program on the health-related quality of life and well-being of individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Methods

The BarOn Emotional Intelligence Scale (EQ-I), WHO Well-Being Questionnaire (WHO-WBQ-22), WHO Quality of Life Measure (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) were administered to 184 patients with type 2 diabetes who volunteered to participate. Thirty-six patients with the lowest test scores on the WHO-WBQ-22, WHOQOL-Bref, and SF-36 were randomized into study and control groups (18 patients each). A 12-week emotional intelligence program was administered to the study group. At the end of the program, scales were readministered to both groups and again at 3 and 6 months.

Results

There were no differences between the quality of life, well-being, and emotional intelligence levels of the study and control groups before the commencement of the program (P > .05). At the conclusion of the program, quality of life, well-being, and emotional intelligence levels of study group patients increased in comparison withthose in the control group (P < .001). The positive effect of the program on study groups' quality of life, wellbeing, and emotional intelligence persisted at the 3- and 6-month follow-up.

Conclusion

The emotional intelligence program may have positive effects on quality of life and well-being of individuals with type 2 diabetes.

The Diabetes Educator, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1013-1024 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0145721708327303
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