The influence of pain on elderly diabetics’ quality of life [A influência da dor na qualidade de vida de idosos portadores de Diabetes Mellitus] [La influencia del dolor en la calidad de vida de ancianos portadores de Diabetes Mellitus]

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Objective: to evaluate pain and its repercussions on the quality of life of elderly people with Diabetes Mellitus. Methods: in this cross-sectional study of 196 older adults with Diabetes Mellitus, WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaires were applied at a primary health care facility in the Federal District. Results: of the 196 participants, 54.6% were males, mean age 67.4 (±6.5) years, predominantly 60 to 70 years (72.9%). The WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD scores showed that those who did not report pain returned higher quality of life scores, except in the physical domain (M = 53.94 and M = 59.26) and in the autonomy facet (M = 56.68 and M = 58.19