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Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) Measure

Purpose: To determine the impact of diabetes mellitus on a patient's quality of life using the measure from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT).

Description

The Diabetes Control and Complications (DCCT) Group developed a quality of life instrument for patients with diabetes. This can be used to monitor the impact of the disease and therapeutic interventions over time. The DCCT Group is supported through NIH.


 

Components:

(1) satisfaction

(2) impact

(3) worry, social and vocational

(4) worry, diabetes-related

 

Satisfaction – 15 items

 

Impact – 20 items

 

Worry, social and vocational – 7 items

 

Worry, diabetes-related – 4 items

 

total score for each subscale =

= SUM(points for each item)

Subscale

Scoring Range

Scoring Range

satisfaction

1 (very satisfied) to 5 (very dissatisfied)

15 to 75

impact

1 (no impact) to 5 (always impacted)

20 to 100

worry, social and vocational

1 (no worry) to 5 (always worried)

7 to 35

worry, diabetes-related

1 (no worry) to 5 (always worried)

4 to 20

 


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