Adaptation of Diabetes-Specific Quality-of-Life Scale (DSQOLS) for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

SAHI, N.S; CORTEZ, F.D.; CUPANI, M; RUBIN, G.B

Revista de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes [ALAD]

Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes

Lugar: Mexico; Año: 2018 vol. 8 p. 57 - 66

2248-6518

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM 1) impacts negatively on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL). The DSQOLS (Diabetes-Specific Quality-of-Life Scale) instrument developed by Bott and col (1) addresses accurately the differences between various forms of therapy in DM 1 and investigates the level of patient satisfaction with their current treatment in relation to their individual goals. Therefore, the aim of this work is to adapt the DSQOLS to the population from Argentine. The 64-item questionnaire was administered online (LimeSurvey). The 256 people took part voluntarily (73.4% were female), ranging between 18 and 85 years of age, giving their informed consent. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to evaluate the internal structure of the questionnaire. Indexes of reliability (Cronbach´s alpha) were also obtained and the scales scores were compared in relation to gender, use of insulin pump, physical activity, and participation in support groups. The results showed that the model fits properly to the data. The reliability of the scales was satisfactory (71>α