Development and Validation of the Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory

• DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.17.1.41
• Publication Date: 2007-03-03T10:19:40Z
• Authors: Thomas E. Burroughs; Radhika Desikan; Brian M. Waterman; Debra Gilin; Janet McGill
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Objective. To design and test the reliability validity of a brief, treatment-focused version Diabetes Quality Life (DQOL) questionnaire for use with both type 1 2 diabetes. Research methods. Questionnaire packets including DQOL, measures current diabetes self-care behaviors, demographic health characteristics were mailed to 1,080 adults or A total 498 patients returned completed packets. three-stage statistical process was used understand underlying structure DQOL identify items most predictive behaviors satisfaction control. Results. Principal components analysis, conducted on 26 main criteria, identified five key factors. For each component, best subset regression analysis nonredundant questions that explained combined set 15 reliable (alpha = 0.85) valid, though several more relevant diabetes, 15-item brief inventory equally effective at predicting (shortened scale R2 0.360; full 0.254) control 0.562; 0.580) than original 60-item DQOL. diabetic patients, only well-predicted, but accounted as much variance 0.513; 0.492). Conclusions. The Brief Clinical Inventory provides health–related quality life score predicts self-reported care effectively instrument. In addition, it vehicle quickly screening readiness specific treatment-related concerns. It takes about 10 minutes administer can be issues might not arise during typical patient-provider encounter.