Table 1.

QoL domains important to overall QoL among adults with type 1 diabetes

QoL domain	Number of references*	Description
Relationships and social life	233	Relationships with spouses/partners, children, other family members, and friends
Work and studies	176	Work, school/university, and other vocational activities
Leisure and physical activity	175	Sports, exercise, travel/vacation, and other hobbies
Everyday life	137	Driving, eating, household duties, and other functional activities
Sleep	80	Bedtime routine, sleep, and next-day functioning
Sex life	34	Sexual activity and intimacy
Physical health	24	Specific aspects of health (eg, pregnancy)
Mental health	10	Mood fluctuations and emotional difficulties

*Domains may have been nominated multiple times across the ‘Wheel of Life’ by a single participant (eg, ‘work meetings’, ‘working life’, and ‘talks with colleagues’), hence the number of references for a QoL domain may exceed the total number of participants.

QoL, quality of life.