Dimension | Score | Wording |
---|---|---|
Mood | 3 | You never find yourself losing your temper over small things |
2 | You sometimes find yourself losing your temper over small things | |
1 | You usually find yourself losing your temper over small things | |
0 | You always find yourself losing your temper over small things | |
Hypoglycaemic attacks | 3 | You never worry about going hypo |
2 | You sometimes worry about going hypo | |
1 | You usually worry about going hypo | |
0 | You always worry about going hypo | |
Vitality | 3 | You are never tired |
2 | You are sometimes tired | |
1 | You are usually tired | |
0 | You are always tired | |
Social Limitations | 3 | Your days are never tied to meal times |
2 | Your days are sometimes tied to meal times | |
1 | Your days are usually tied to meal times | |
0 | Your days are always tied to meal times | |
Control | 3 | You feel you have a lot of control of your diabetes |
2 | You feel you have some control of your diabetes | |
1 | You feel you have little control of your diabetes | |
0 | You feel you have no control of your diabetes | |
Hassle | 3 | You find your life with diabetes is never a hassle |
2 | You find your life with diabetes is sometimes a hassle | |
1 | You find your life with diabetes is often a hassle | |
0 | You find your life with diabetes is always a hassle | |
Stress | 3 | You find your life with diabetes is never stressful |
2 | You find your life with diabetes is sometimes stressful | |
1 | You find your life with diabetes is often stressful | |
0 | You find your life with diabetes is always stressful | |
Support (All support you have; from family, friends and health care professionals) | 3 | You feel totally supported with your diabetes |
2 | You feel you have a lot of support with your diabetes | |
1 | You feel you have a little support with your diabetes | |
0 | You feel you have no support with your diabetes | |
Additional items generated from Phase 1 | ||
Mood | 3 | You are never irritable |
2 | You are sometimes irritable | |
1 | You are usually irritable | |
0 | You are always irritable | |
Social Limitations | 3 | Your diabetes never affects your meal times |
2 | Your diabetes sometimes affects your meal times | |
1 | Your diabetes usually affects your meal times | |
0 | Your diabetes always affects your meal times | |
Social Limitations | 3 | Your diabetes never affects your daily routine |
2 | Your diabetes sometimes affects your daily routine | |
1 | Your diabetes usually affects your daily routine | |
0 | Your diabetes always affects your daily routine | |
Social Limitations | 3 | Your diabetes never limits your social activities |
2 | Your diabetes sometimes limits your social activities | |
1 | Your diabetes usually limits your social activities | |
0 | Your diabetes always limits your social activities | |
Hassle | 3 | Your diabetes never causes you a problem |
2 | Your diabetes sometimes causes you a problem | |
1 | Your diabetes usually causes you a problem | |
0 | Your diabetes always causes you a problem |