Responsiveness of the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) questionnaire

Aim Responsiveness (sensitivity to change over time) is a key psychometric quality for an outcome measure. We examined the responsiveness of the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) questionnaire, a measure of diabetes‐specific emotional distress. Methods PAID data were obtained from seven diabetes inte...

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Published in:Diabetic medicine 2003-01, Vol.20 (1), p.69-72
Main Authors: Welch, G., Weinger, K., Anderson, B., Polonsky, W. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Associated diseases and complications
Biological and medical sciences
diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus - psychology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
emotional distress
Emotions
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Humans
Medical sciences
PAID
Psychometrics - methods
Reproducibility of Results
responsiveness
Surveys and Questionnaires
validity
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Summary:Aim Responsiveness (sensitivity to change over time) is a key psychometric quality for an outcome measure. We examined the responsiveness of the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) questionnaire, a measure of diabetes‐specific emotional distress. Methods PAID data were obtained from seven diabetes intervention studies following a literature search that included both published papers and conference s. To estimate responsiveness we used two indices: (i) a statistical test (the dependent t‐test), and (ii) a commonly used effect size index (Cohen's d). Results Mean patient PAID scores improved from baseline to follow‐up for all seven studies. Specifically, t‐statistics ranged from t= 8.5 (P 
ISSN:0742-3071
1464-5491
DOI:10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00832.x