Assessment of wellness among patients with type 2 diabetes referred to diabetes units under coverage of Tehran University of Medical Sciences health centers

Importance of identifying wellness with diabetes, this study aimed at determining wellness and its dimensions with type 2 diabetic patients.
This descriptive –analytical study performed among 621 patients with type 2 diabetes and using simple sampling method. The instrument was a two part questionnaire. In the first part were questions about sociodemoghraphic characteristics followed by second part which was standard questionnaire related to wellness and diabetes. This questionnaire translated and back translated and achieved validity and reliability. With the intention of data analysis, descriptive statistics were conducted. Significant level assumed at 0.05.
Findings: Mean score of total wellness was 137.6± 11. There were significant associations between gender and spiritual dimension, between family history and total wellness score, between educational level and physical and mental dimensions, between type of treatment and total wellness score and intellectual dimension with family income with mental, social and intellectual dimensions.
Gender, family history, education level, income level, type of treatment factors is affecting emotional well-being in patients with type 2 diabetes.