On the MCS-12, better scores were associated with male gender, lack of anxiety or depression and coping styles based on less self-blame, on positive reframing, acceptance, and behavioral disengagement.
Baseline scores were compared to post-injury time points for SF-12 subscores (physical and mental; PCS-12, MCS-12) and HADS subscores (depression and anxiety; HADS-D, HADS-A).
The results showed acceptance of illness to be positively correlated with quality of life in terms of PCS (rho = 0.43) and MCS (rho = 0.36), and depression and anxiety to be negatively correlated with quality of life in both domains (PCS: rho = -0.39 and rho = -0.56, respectively; MCS: rho = -0.56 and rho = -0.78, respectively).
PCS was associated with anxiety and time since diagnosis and MCS was associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms but not with diabetes duration or metabolic control.