Malaysian Family Physician (Dec 2015)

The reliability and validity of the Malay version 17-item Diabetes Distress Scale

  • Chew Boon How,
  • Firdaus Mukhtar,
  • Sherina Mohd-Sidik,
  • Fuziah Paimin,
  • Noor-Hasliza Hassan,
  • Nor-Kasmawati Jamaludin

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. 22 – 35

Abstract

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Diabetes-related distress (DRD) refers to patient’s concerns about diabetes mellitus, its management, need of support, emotional burden and access to healthcare. The aim of this study was to translate and examine the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the 17-item Diabetes Distress Scale (MDDS-17) in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).

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