Humanistic-outcomes questionnaires in diabetes research and practice

Abstract

The standards of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on medical care in diabetes provide clear guidance about clinical outcomes.¹ Other societies have their own diabetes recommendations and statements,^{2, 3} but all of them lack recommendations on how to measure humanistic outcomes in diabetes patients. During the past decade, a large diversity of humanistic-outcomes questionnaires was created.⁴ The lack of standard measures and scales makes it difficult to compare the results of different studies and practices.