Table 5.
The internal consistency, ceiling, and floor effects of the DQOL-AO version among people living with type 2 diabetes attending Nekemte Specialized Hospital, 2020 (n = 417).
| Scale/Subscale | Number of Items | Cronbach’s Alpha | Mean Score (±SD) | Ceiling Effect n (%) |
Floor Effect n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact | 13 | 0.827 | 2.43 (0.49) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) |
| Satisfaction | 13 | 0.846 | 2.46 (0.56) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
| Social/vocational worry | 5 | 0.654 | 1.53 (0.93) | 26 (6.2) | 2 (0.5) |
| Diabetes-related worry | 3 | 0.727 | 3.20 (0.65) | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.0) |
| Total DQOL | 34 | 0.867 | 2.38 (0.43) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |