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Table 5 Correlations between W-BQ12 (Japanese) scales and diabetes control and DTSQ for the total sample

From: Development of the Well-being questionnaire short-form in Japanese: the W-BQ12

 

W-BQ12 (Japanese)

 

Negative Well-being

Energy

Positive Well-being

General Well-being (total)

Diabetes control

    

   HbA11

0.01

-0.04

0.01

-0.02

   Frequency of hypoglycaemia

0.17**

-0.11*

-0.11*

-0.16**

   Severity of hypoglycaemia

0.18**

-0.17**

-0.14**

-0.20**

   Severity × frequency of hypoglycaemia

0.19**

-0.17**

-0.15**

-0.21**

DTSQ

    

   Treatment Satisfaction

-0.25**

0.32**

0.35**

0.38**

   Perceived Hyperglycaemia

0.22**

-0.31**

-0.13**

-0.28**

   Perceived Hypoglycaemia

0.30**

-0.25**

-0.12*

-0.29**

  1. 1Maximum N = 425; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; DTSQ = Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire Treatment Satisfaction = items 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 summed where a higher score = greater satisfaction; Perceived Hyperglycaemia where a higher score = greater perceived frequency of hyperglycaemia; Perceived Hypoglycaemia where a higher score = a greater perceived frequency of hypoglycaemia.