Development and validation of the Asian Diabetes Quality of Life (AsianDQOL) Questionnaire

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
S G K GohB A K Khalid

Abstract

To construct a type-2 diabetes specific quality of life (QOL) tool for Asian populations that is valid and reliable across different ethnicities, languages, and socio-economic backgrounds. A focus group determined the domains affecting QOL in consultation with an expert group. A pilot study was conducted to validate the Asian Diabetes QOL (AsianDQOL) in English, Malay and Chinese-Mandarin. The World Health Organization Brief Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) was used for comparison. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), reliability analysis (RA) using Cronbach's alpha, test-retest reliability, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using structural equation modeling (SEM) was undertaken using the statistical software IBM SPSS Statistics version 20. EFA with eigenvalues (>1) and factor loadings ≥0.3 for English and Malay language demonstrated 21 items (5 components). CFA (English version) confirmed the model (CMIN 201.08, p-value 0.071, GFI 0.88, RMSEA 0.036, CFI 0.978). CFA (Malay version) confirmed the 5-factor model (CMIN 189.39, p-value 0.085, GFI 0.937, RMSEA 0.025, CFI 0.987). The Cronbach's alpha scores (English version) were 0.917, 0.818, 0.816, 0.749 and 0.719, respectively. The Malay version scored 0.833, 0.819,...Continue Reading

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