Table 2.
Additional scales (impact of diabetes or treatment on daily life) structures and broad domains.
| Name | Scale | Broad domains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First publication year | No. of items | Subscales/domains | Population (n, 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 | ||