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

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

Abstract Background The Diabetes Quality-of-Life (DQOL) Measure is a 46-item diabetes-specific quality of life instrument. The original English version of the DQOL has been translated into Chinese after cultural adaption, and the Chinese DQOL has been validated in the Chinese diabetic patient popula...

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Main Authors: Xuejing Jin, Gordon G. Liu, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Mitchell A. H. Levine, Kathleen Steeves, Haijing Guan, Hongchao Li, Feng Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Item response theory
Classical test theory
Factor analysis
Diabetes
Quality of life
Psychometrics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-0905-z

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