Turkish Version of The Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory Validity and Reliability

The original form of the Diabetes Quality of Life-Brief Clinical Inventory was first developed in 1999 to establish a valid and reliable form of diabetes-specific quality of life. Inventory items were developed to address the issues that have the greatest impact on assessing patient self-care behaviors and satisfaction with diabetes care. Items are ranked on a 5-point Likert scale and are in two general formats. One format includes satisfaction with treatment and quality of life and is scored from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not very satisfied). The second format includes the frequency of adverse effects of diabetes itself or diabetes treatment and offers response options from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Therefore, higher scores on the DQL-BCI items and subscales include negative values indicating problem frequency or dissatisfaction. In order to use the DQL scale more efficiently in clinics, Burroughs et al. organized the 15-item DQL-BCI in 2004.