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. 2010 Feb 9;10:36. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-36

Table 2.

Patient and carer outcome measures

Outcome Measure Respondents
Diabetes-specific quality of life Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDSQoL diabetes module: 11 items [40]) Patient (11+yrs), parent proxy (patients 5-11 yrs), parent
Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID: 23 items [41])
2 global items to assess change in QoL (follow-up only)*

Perceptions of health care provider Health Care Climate Questionnaire (HCC: adapted from 7 to 5-point scale [43]) Patient, parent
3 additional items (respondents asked to circle an emotion to indicate anticipatory feelings towards going to clinic)*
Patient Enablement Inventory (PEI: 6 items [44])
Continuity of Care Scale (8 items [45])

Self-efficacy Perceived Competency Scale (4 items [43]) Patient, parent

Self-care 'Mis-management' (4 items adapted from Weisberg-Benchall et al. [42]) Patient (11+yrs), parent proxy (patients 5-11 yrs)
Importance of self-care (6 items)* and confidence in ability (6 items)* Patient, parent

*Indicates items created specifically for use in the current evaluation