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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302008000300012
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric properties of Brazilian version of Diabetes Quality of Life measure (DQoL-Brazil). METHODS: The DQOL was translate to Portuguese, following a recommended protocol, and applied to 121 subjects (56.2% females) with average diagnostic to type 2 diabetes of 8.1 (SD=7.13) years, (range 32-89 years old). RESULTS: The translated measure showed high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.92). A positive correlation (p < 0.01) was found between all the items and their scales and the total score […]
Keywords: diabetes mellitus; quality of life; Translations (Process); Validity studies