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- Title
Developing and validating the Arabic version of the Diabetes Quality of Life questionnaire.
- Authors
Al-Qerem, Walid; Al-Maayah, Buthaina; Ling, Jonathan
- Abstract
Background: The Diabetes Quality of Life (DQoL) questionnaire has been used frequently among people with diabetes. Aims: To develop and validate a revised Arabic version of the DQoL questionnaire for patients in Jordan with type 2 diabetes. Methods: We recruited patients with type 2 diabetes from 3 public health clinics in Jordan. The original DQoL questionnaire was translated to Arabic and then back-translated by a different translator, and the 2 versions were compared. Prior to circulating the final version of the questionnaire, a cognitive validity test was applied to ensure that all the questions were clear. The final Arabic version of the DQoL questionnaire, along with a questionnaire that included demographic and other health-related questions, were circulated to the participants. The questionnaire data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis after excluding duplicated questions and questions that included > 10% missing data. Cronbach's α was also conducted to confirm internal consistency. Results: Analysis validated an Arabic version of DQoL questionnaire that included 29 items divided into 3 factors: worries, impact and satisfaction. Different variables were associated with DQoL scores including insulin administration, low income status, marital status, and presence of diabetic complications. Conclusions: We validated an Arabic tool that can be used to evaluate QoL among Arabic-speaking patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Subjects
JORDAN; EXPERIMENTAL design; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; RESEARCH methodology; TYPE 2 diabetes; MATHEMATICAL variables; INSULIN; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FACTOR analysis; STATISTICAL correlation; MARITAL status; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 4, p414
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/emhj.20.112