International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health | October 2021 | Vol 8 | Issue 10 Page 4806 International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Doddaiah SK et al. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2021 Oct;8(10):4806-4811 http://www.ijcmph.com pISSN 2394-6032 | eISSN 2394-6040 Original Research Article Medical technology intervention in improving the quality of life among the type 2 diabetes mellitus patients Sunil Kumar Doddaiah*, G. Shwetha, Arun Gopi, M. R. Narayana Murthy, Anil S. Bilimale, Deepak Anil INTRODUCTION T2DM is a chronic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels, caused by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors such as obesity and physical inactivity, which contributes to insulin resistance or decreased insulin output over time. 1 Diabetes impairs people’s functional capacities and quality of life, resulting in significant morbidity and premature death. These trends have been blamed on increased consumption of unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles, which result in elevated body mass index (BMI) and fasting plasma glucose. 2 According to the International diabetes federation 2019, there are around 463 million people worldwide living with diabetes and this number is expected to reach 700 million by 2045. 3 India is referred to as the diabetic capital of the world. It was discovered in 2017 that India had the second-largest diabetic population, after China, with 73 million diabetic patients and by 2045, this figure is expected to be doubled to 134 million. 4 Diabetes is a ABSTRACT Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by high blood glucose with a disruption of fat and protein metabolism. Severe restrictions in diet, daily medications and other complications of diabetes can adversely affect an individual’s health related quality of life. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of educational intervention on quality of life (QOL) among the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Mysuru city. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted from 1 November 2019 to 31 May 2020 among 138 diabetes patients at an urban health centre, Mysuru. Information regarding socio-demographic characteristics was collected using a pre-tested semi structured questionnaire. Assessment of QOL was done using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 23 (licensed to JSS AHER). Results: The overall mean score of pre-test QOL of the study participants was 81.72±8.57 and post-test mean score was 86.43±6.322. It was observed that 68 (49.27%) participants had good total QOL score and 70 (50.72%) had poor total QOL score. Among all the 3 groups, group A showed improvement in QOL when compared to other 2 groups with 52.2% in post-test. Conclusions: Improved QOL was seen in educational intervention using smartphone app when compared to other two groups (handouts and control group). QOL is one of the important factors among T2DM patients and it is important to take effective measures to improve it along with focusing on behavioural changes and health education. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Educational intervention, Smartphone application, Handouts, QOL Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India Received: 27 April 2021 Revised: 25 August 2021 Accepted: 26 August 2021 *Correspondence: Dr. Sunil Kumar Doddaiah, E-mail: sunilsclass@gmail.com Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213775