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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 for intended use:

Adolescent
Adult

[ 16+ years ]

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

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

Administration mode:

Self-administered

Number of items:

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

Existence of database:

Recall/Observation period:

Over the past few weeks

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the UK

List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors

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

Note: The author has selected Mapi Institute as exclusive linguistic validation company to ensure the production of harmonized and consistent language versions. For additional information on available translations of this instrument, or for a project involving new languages, please contact our Information Unit at contact@mapi-trust.org

Last update: March 2011
Last update in collaboration with the author: July 2004