Item reduction and validation of the Chinese version of diabetes quality-of-life measure (DQOL).

Xuejing JinGordon G LiuHertzel C GersteinMitchell A H LevineKathleen SteevesHaijing GuanHongchao LiFeng Xie

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2018)

The 24-item IRT-based short version of the Chinese DQOL was selected as the preferred short version because it imposes a lower burden on patients without compromising the psychometric properties of the instrument.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control
weight loss
patient reported