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Table 2 Frequency of response on each item of DMQoL

From: Development of diabetes-specific quality of life module to be in conjunction with the World Health Organization quality of life scale brief version (WHOQOL-BREF)

Item #: Item description

Response; n (%)

1

2

3

4

5

1: Overall, how much does diabetes control influence your life?

25 (21.4%)

39 (33.3%)

19 (16.2%)

21 (17.9%)

13 (11.1%)

2: How satisfied are you with the time you spend on diabetes care?

1 (0.9%)

16 (13.7%)

28 (23.9%)

66 (56.4%)

6 (5.1%)

3 a : How satisfied are you with your expenses on diabetes care?

2 (1.7%)

5 (4.3%)

34 (29.1%)

67 (57.3%)

8 (6.8%)

4 a : How satisfied are you with the results of glycemic control?

2 (1.7%)

36 (30.5%)

33 (28.0%)

40 (33.9%)

4 (3.4%)

5 a : How satisfied are you with the results of the control of diabetes-related complications?

0 (0.0%)

8 (6.8%)

29 (24.8%)

63 (53.8%)

14 (12.0%)

6a: How much difficulty have you had in self-care in the management of diabetes?

51 (43.6%)

27 (23.1%)

13 (11.1%)

9 (7.7%)

16 (13.7%)

7 a : How satisfied are you with your diet control?

0 (0.0%)

10 (8.5%)

38 (32.5%)

62 (53.0%)

5 (4.3%)

8 a : How satisfied are you with your physical activities?

4 (3.4%)

28 (23.9%)

21 (17.9%)

56 (47.9%)

7 (6.0%)

9 a : How satisfied are you with your weight control?

3 (2.6%)

22 (18.8%)

30 (25.6%)

58 (49.6%)

3 (2.6%)

10 a : How satisfied are you with your treatment of diabetes?

0 (0.0%)

6 (5.1%)

29 (24.8%)

72 (61.5%)

5 (4.3%)

11a: How much can you accept that others know you have diabetes?

4 (3.4%)

12 (10.3%)

21 (17.9%)

40 (34.2%)

39 (33.3%)

12: How much have you adapted to life with diabetes?

3 (2.6%)

5 (4.3%)

27 (23.1%)

59 (50.4%)

23 (19.7%)

13: How often do you feel uncomfortable due to diabetes?

28 (23.9%)

49 (41.9%)

19 (16.2%)

13 (11.1%)

8 (6.8%)

14: How often do you have negative feeling due to diabetes?

46 (39.3%)

33 (28.2%)

12 (10.3%)

16 (13.7%)

10 (8.5%)

15: How satisfied are you with your relationship with your family since you were diagnosed with diabetes?

0 (0.0%)

4 (3.4%)

16 (13.7%)

82 (70.1%)

15 (12.8%)

16: Overall, how satisfied are you with your diabetes care?

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

7 (6.0%)

83 (70.9%)

26 (22.2%)

17a: How much trouble does diabetes cause in your social life?

67 (57.3%)

18 (15.4%)

8 (6.8%)

6 (5.1%)

17 (14.5%)

18a: How much trouble does diabetes cause in your leisure life?

60 (51.3%)

24 (20.5%)

7 (6.0%)

10 (8.5%)

14 (12.0%)

19: How much trouble does diabetes cause in your daily activities?

71 (60.7%)

16 (13.7%)

4 (3.4%)

6 (5.1%)

19 (16.2%)

20a: How much trouble does diabetes cause in your future expectations?

45 (38.5%)

28 (23.9%)

13 (11.1%)

13 (11.1%)

17 (14.5%)

  1. awith missing values; underlined items were retained in the following analyses (as shown in Table 3)