Development and validation of the Diabetes Medication System Rating Questionnaire-Short Form.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To develop and validate a short form of the 54-item Diabetes Medication System Rating Questionnaire that maintains the domains and performance characteristics of the long-form questionnaire.

Methods

Data from the Diabetes Medication System Rating Questionnaire validation study were analysed to select items representing the nine scales (convenience, negative events, interference, self-monitoring of blood glucose burden, efficacy, social burden, psychological well-being, treatment satisfaction and treatment preference). The resulting 20-item Diabetes Medication System Rating Questionnaire Short-Form was administered online, with validated criterion measures of treatment satisfaction and medication adherence, with a retest within 2 weeks. Participants were US adults (N = 4

SUBMITTER: Peyrot M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4232890 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature