Research Article

A Revised Version of Diabetes Quality of Life Instrument Maintaining Domains for Satisfaction, Impact, and Worry

Table 5

Evaluation of the revised version of DQoL; result from confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency.

ItemFactor loadingCR (95% CI)

S1How satisfied are you with the amount of time it takes to manage your diabetes? Sejauh manakah anda berpuas hati dengan jumlah masa yang digunakan untuk menguruskan diabetes anda?0.8230.922 (0.909–0.936)
S2How satisfied are you with the amount of time you spend getting checkups? Sejauh manakah anda berpuas hati dengan jumlah masa yang anda gunakan untuk mendapatkan pemeriksaan doktor?0.879
S3How satisfied are you with the time it takes to determine your sugar level? Sejauh manakah anda berpuas hati dengan jumlah masa yang anda ambil untuk menentukan paras gula anda?0.831
S4How satisfied are you with your current treatment Sejauh manakah anda berpuas hati dengan rawatan anda sekarang?0.847
S7How satisfied are you with your knowledge about your diabetes? Sejauh manakah anda berpuas hati dengan pengetahuan anda tentang penyakit diabetes?0.749
S15How satisfied are you with life in general? Sejauh manakah anda berpuas hati dengan kehidupan anda secara keseluruhannya?0.757

I1How often do you feel pain associated with the treatment for your diabetes? Berapa kerapkah anda mengalami rasa sakit yang ada kaitannya dengan rawatan diabetes anda?0.6500.781 (0.745–0.818)
I4How often do you feel physically ill? Berapa kerapkah anda berasa sakit dari segi fizikal?0.693
I5How often does your diabetes interfere with your family life? Berapa kerapkah diabetes menganggu kehidupan keluarga anda?0.764
I7How often do you find your diabetes limiting your social relationships and friendships? Berapa kerapkah anda mendapati penyakit diabetes anda menghadkan hubungan social dan persahabatan anda?0.630

W8How often do you worry about whether you will pass out? Berapa kerapkah anda bimbang yang anda akan pengsan?0.6030.794 (0.755–0.832)
W9How often do you worry that your body looks different because you have diabetes? Berapa kerapkah anda bimbang yang tubuh badan anda nampak lain kerana menghidap diabetes?0.881
W10How often do your worry that you will get complications from your diabetes? Berapa kerapkah anda bimbang sama ada anda akan mendapat komplikasi akibat diabetes anda?0.734