Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
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Multicenter Study
Development and validation of the Diabetes Obstacles Questionnaire (DOQ) to assess obstacles in living with Type 2 diabetes.
To develop and validate an easy-to-use questionnaire to identify obstacles to self management in Type 2 diabetes. ⋯ The DOQ, comprising eight sub-scales, is a usable, valid instrument for both clinical and research settings. It helps to identify in detail the obstacles which an individual finds in living with Type 2 diabetes.