Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 44-47
A Study to Assess the Health-Related Quality of Life among Obese Adults
Anitha S1, K. Nivethitha2, A. Felicia Chitra3
1M.Sc. Nursing student, 2Associate Professor,
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry, India.
3Principal, College of Nursing, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry, India.
Corresponding Author: K. Nivethitha
ABSTRACT
Objective: The main purpose of this study is to assess the Health-Related Quality of Life among the obese adults and to associate the Health-Related Quality of Life with the selected demographic variables among the obese adults in selected areas of Puducherry.
Materials and methods: Descriptive research design was adopted for this study. A total of 30 samples who were obese and who met the inclusion criteria were selected using purposive sampling technique. The samples were initially screened for Obesity by using measurements such as height, weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) and then the selected samples were requested to complete the Quality of Life questionnaire by themselves.
Results and conclusion: The results predicted that most of the obese adults 16(53.3%) had good level of Health-Related Quality of Life, some of the obese adults 12(40%) had both poor nor good level of Health-Related Quality of Life, and only a few adults 2(6.7%) had very good level of Health-Related Quality of Life. The results also had shown that there was no association between the Health-Related Quality of Life and the selected demographic variables. The researcher concluded that Obesity is a worldwide public health concern and is associated with the Quality of Life of a person, hence it requires maximum attention and care.
Keywords: Obesity, health related Quality of Life, BMI, Non communicable diseases