Name Scale Broad domains First publication year No. of items Subscales/domains Population ( , language, diabetes type) Development purpose Physical health Mental health Social health Life satisfaction/beliefs Environment Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS) [43 ] 1991 7 200, English Assessment of diabetes-related distress Distress, mood Meaning to life Diabetes Care Profile (DCP) [44 ] 1996 234 Control problems; social and personal factors; positive attitude; negative attitude; self-care ability; importance of care; self-care adherence; diet adherence; medical barriers; exercise barriers; monitoring barriers; understanding mgt. practice; long-term care benefits; support attitudes 352, English Assessment of factors important in a patient’s adjustment to diabetes and its treatment in daily life Energy/fatigue Attitude, mood Relationships Activities, recreation Policies (financial burden), access to services (healthcare) Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) [45 ] 2005 17 Emotional burden; physician-related distress; regimen-related distress 167 (Honolulu); 137 (US); English Measure of diabetes-related emotional distress for use in research and clinical practice Energy/fatigue Distress, mood, emotional regulation Relationships Satisfaction Access to services Diabetes health profile (DHP-1) [46 ] 1996 32 Psychological distress; barriers to activity; disinhibited eating 2239, English, Type 1 Identify psychosocial dysfunction of patients in an ambulatory care setting Pain Emotional regulation, mood, distress Activities, recreation Diabetes health profile—18 (DHP-18) [47 ] 2000 18 Psychological distress; barriers to activity; disinhibited eating 426 English, 460 Danish Adaptation of DHP-1 for Type 2 patients Emotional regulation, mood Activities, recreation Diabetes Impact Measurement Scale (DIMS) [48 ] 1992 44 Diabetes-specific symptoms; nonspecific symptoms; combined symptoms; well-being; diabetes-related morale; social role fulfillment 130 (52 test-retest), English Measurement of health status Stamina, energy/fatigue, sick/well, rest, pain Distress, mood Intimacy, social engagement, relationships Activities, meaning to life Diabetes Medication System Rating Questionnaire (DMRSQ) [49 ] 2012 54 Convenience satisfaction; negative events; interference; self-monitoring of blood glucose burden; efficacy; social burden; positive mood; negative mood; well-being; treatment satisfaction; treatment preference 537 (482 test-retest), English, Type 2 Assessment of treatment burden/experience on patients Energy/fatigue, sick/well, pain (using treatment) Distress (treatment-related and general), mood, emotional regulation Intimacy, relationships Satisfaction (with treatment), activities Perceptions about medications for diabetes (PAM-D) [50 ] 2009 37 Scheduling flexibility; portability convenience; regimen inconvenience; medication effectiveness; difficulty remembering medications; gastrointestinal side effects; hypoglycemia-related side effects; weight/edema side effects; emotional side effects 343, English, Type 2 Understanding multidimensional perceptions about patients’ treatment preferences and burden Rest, pain, sick/well Emotional regulation, distress, mood, memory Activities Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID) [51 ] 1995 20 451, English Assessment of adjustment to diabetes Energy/fatigue Distress, mood Relationships Societal attitude Questionnaire on stress in patients with diabetes-revised (QSD-R) [52 ] 1997 45 Leisure time; depression/fear of future; hypoglycemia; treatment regimen/diet; physical complaints; work; partner; doctor-patient relationship 1930 Assessment of stress in patients Sick/well Distress, mood Relationships Recreation, activities Treatment-Related Impact Measure Diabetes (TRIM-D) [53 ] 2009 55 Treatment burden; daily life; diabetes management; compliance; psychological health; device function; device bother 507, English Assessment of the impact of treatment and delivery systems/devices on patients’ functioning, well-being and QOL Emotional regulation, distress, mood Social engagement, relationships Activities, satisfaction (with treatment) Treatment-Related Impact Measure—Nonsevere Hypoglycemic Events (TRIM-HYPO) [54 ] 2015 33 Daily functioning; emotional well-being; diabetes management; sleep; work productivity 407, English Assessment of the impact of hypoglycemic events on daily life Stamina, rest Memory, emotional regulation Activities, recreation