Validation of the Italian version of the WHO-Well-Being Questionnaire (WHO-WBQ) and the WHO-Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (WHO-DTSQ)

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-243

  Nicolucci, Antonio ^a   Giorgino, R ^b   Cucinotta, D ^c   Zoppini, G ^d   Muggeo, M ^d   Squatrito, S ^e   Corsi, A ^f   Lostia, S ^g   Pappalardo, L ^h   Benaduce, E ⁱ   Girelli, A ^j   Galeone, F ^k   Maldonato, A ^l   Perriello, G ^m   Pata, P ⁿ   Marra, G ^o   Coronel, G A ^o  

^a S Maria Imbaro   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Ospedale La Colletta   (Italy)

^g BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Centro Diabetologico S Ciro   (Italy)

ⁱ MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^k Ospedale di Pescia   (Italy)

^l SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

ⁿ Ospedale Piemonte   (Italy)

^o NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Diabetes; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8644234404     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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