Table 2.
Item–total statistics of the DQOL-AO version among adults living with type 2 diabetes attending Nekemte Specialized Hospital, 2020 (n = 417).
| Item Number | Domain and Items | Item–Total Correlation |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction | ||
| 1 | How satisfied are you with the amount of time it takes to manage your diabetes? | 0.581 |
| 2 | How satisfied are you with the amount of time you spend getting check-ups? | 0.543 |
| 3 | How satisfied are you with the time it takes to determine your sugar level? | 0.352 |
| 4 | How satisfied are you with your current treatment? | 0.461 |
| 5 | How satisfied are you with the flexibility you have in your diet? | 0.326 |
| 6 | How satisfied are you with the burden your diabetes is placing on your family? | 0.365 |
| 7 | How satisfied are you with your knowledge about your diabetes? | 0.207 |
| 8 | How satisfied are you with your sleep? | 0.351 |
| 9 | How satisfied are you with your social relationships and friendships? | 0.626 |
| 10 | How satisfied are you with your sex life? | 0.481 |
| 11 | How satisfied are you with your work, school, and household activities? | 0.543 |
| 12 | How satisfied are you with the appearance of your body? | 0.596 |
| 13 | How satisfied are you with the time you spend exercising? | 0.537 |
| 14 | How satisfied are you with your leisure time? | 0.496 |
| 15 | How satisfied are you with life in general? | 0.223 |
| Impact | ||
| 1 | How often do you feel the pain associated with the treatment of your diabetes? | 0.363 |
| 2 | How often are you embarrassed by having to deal with your diabetes in public? | 0.303 |
| 3 | How often do you have low blood sugar? | 0.181 |
| 4 | How often do you feel physically ill? | 0.473 |
| 5 | How often does your diabetes interfere with your family life? | 0.518 |
| 6 | How often do you have a bad night’s sleep? | 0.412 |
| 7 | How often do you find your diabetes limiting your social relationships and friendships? | 0.486 |
| 8 | How often do you feel good about yourself? | −0.151 |
| 9 | How often do you feel restricted by your diet? | 0.339 |
| 10 | How often does your diabetes interfere with your sex life? | 0.523 |
| 11 | How often does your diabetes keep you from driving a car or using a machine (e.g., a typewriter)? | 0.522 |
| 12 | How often does your diabetes interfere with your exercising? | 0.468 |
| 13 | How often do you miss work, school, or household duties because of your diabetes? | 0.554 |
| 14 | How often do you find yourself explaining what it means to have diabetes? | 0.359 |
| 15 | How often do you find that your diabetes interrupts your leisure-time activities? | 0.557 |
| 16 | How often do you tell others about your diabetes? | 0.284 |
| 17 | How often are you teased because you have diabetes? | 0.245 |
| 18 | How often do you feel that because of your diabetes you go to the bathroom more than others? | 0.273 |
| 19 | How often do you find that you eat something you shouldn’t rather than tell someone that you have diabetes? | −0.291 |
| 20 | How often do you hide from others the fact that you are having an insulin reaction? | 0.167 |
| Social/Vocational Worry | ||
| 1 | How often do you worry about whether you will get married? | 0.387 |
| 2 | How often do you worry about whether you will have children? | 0.429 |
| 3 | How often do you worry about whether you will not get a job you want? | 0.433 |
| 4 | How often do you worry about whether you will be denied insurance? | 0.019 |
| 5 | How often do you worry about whether you will be able to complete your education? | 0.292 |
| 6 | How often do you worry about whether you will miss work? | 0.404 |
| 7 | How often do you worry about whether you will be able to take a vacation or a trip? | 0.358 |
| Diabetes-Related Worry | ||
| 1 | How often do you worry about whether you will pass out? | 0.496 |
| 2 | How often do you worry that your body looks different because you have diabetes? | 0.574 |
| 3 | How often do you worry that you will get complications from your diabetes? | 0.407 |
| 4 | How often do you worry about whether someone will not go out with you because you have diabetes? | 0.116 |