Assessing Psychosocial Distress in Diabetes: Development of the Diabetes Distress Scale
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Assessing psychosocial distress in diabetes: development of the diabetes distress scale.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the development of the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS), a new instrument for the assessment of diabetes-related emotional distress, based on four independent patient samples. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In consultation with patients and professionals from multiple disciplines, a preliminary scale of 28 items was developed, based a priori on fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.3.626