Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí hóa học quốc tế đề tài : Additional impact of concomitant hypertension and osteoarthritis on quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Germany – a cross-sectional survey | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Additional impact of concomitant hypertension and osteoarthritis on quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Germany - a cross-sectional survey Antje Miksch Katja Hermann Andreas Rolz Stefanie Joos Joachim Szecsenyi Dominik Ose and Thomas Rosemann Open Access Address Department of general practice and health services research University Hospital of Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany Email Antje Miksch - Katja Hermann - Andreas Rolz - Stefanie Joos - Joachim Szecsenyi - Dominik Ose - Thomas Rosemann - Corresponding author Published 27 February 2009 Received 9 May 2008 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009 7 19 doi 1477-7525-7-19 Accepted 27 February 2009 This article is available from http content 7 1 19 2009 Miksch et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Patients with type 2 diabetes are likely to have comorbid conditions which represent a high burden for patients and a challenge for primary care physicians. The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the impact of additional comorbidities on quality of life within a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care. Methods A cross-sectional survey within a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care was conducted. Quality of life QoL was assessed by means of the Medical Outcome Study Short Form SF-36 self reported presence of comorbid .
