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Well-Being Questionnaire (W-BQ)

	Author(s)
Bradley Clare, PhD (Nott), CPsychol, FBPsS, FRSM

Purpose

Pathology:

Endocrine system diseases
Nutritional and metabolic diseases

Disease:

Diabetes mellitus

[ Type 1 – IDDM, Type 2 – NIDDM ]

Objective:

To provide a measure of depressed mood, anxiety, and various aspects of positive well-being

Population:

Adolescent
Adult

[ 16+ years ]

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)

Mode of administration:

Self-administered

Number of items:

WBQ-22: 22 items; WBQ-12: 12 items (short version); WBQ-28: 28 items (diabetes-specific)

Existence of database:

Time recall:

Over the past few weeks

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the UK

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

At least 20 languages for W-BQ22 and 25 languages for the W-BQ12. Please consult Health Psychology Research Ltd Website

Last update: July 2010
Last update in collaboration with the author: July 2004