Validity and Reliability of the Amharic Version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) in Patients with Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.

Kidist RebaBizuayehu Walle Birhane Hordofa Gutema Abdissa

Published in: Journal of diabetes research (2019)

The Amharic version of the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument is appropriate for patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes. The overall finding of analysis implies that the Amharic version of the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument has internal consistency and validity to investigate quality of life among patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes, and it can be used for studies which are going to be conducted in Ethiopia.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
psychometric properties
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
healthcare
primary care
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
case control
adverse drug
data analysis