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Table 3 Analysis of questionnaires

From: A pilot randomised controlled parallel arm trial evaluating treatment satisfaction with the Omnipod DASH® Insulin Management System compared with usual care in adults with type 1 diabetes in Australia: rationale, study design and methodologies

Questionnaire

Method of analysis

Score associated with more positive outcomes

Diabetes Technology Questionnaire (DTQ) ‘current’

(30 items) [13, 14]

Mean of the total score (out of 150)

Mean score for each question (out of 5)

Higher

Diabetes Technology Questionnaire (DTQ) 'change'

(30 items) [13, 14]

Mean of the total score (out of 150)

Mean score for each question (out of 5)

Higher

Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) questionnaire

(20 items) [6]

Mean of the total score (out of 100)

Lower

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

(19 items) [15]

Mean of the total score (out of 21)

Mean score for each section:

 • Sleep quality

 • Sleep latency

 • Sleep duration

 • Habitual sleep efficacy

 • Sleep disturbance

 • Use of sleeping medication

 • Daytime dysfunction

Lower

Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey Short-Form (HFS-II-SF)

(11 items) [15]

Mean of the total score (out of 44)

Mean score for each subscale:

 • Behaviour (B)

 • Worry (W)

Lower

Diabetes Medication System Rating Questionnaire Short-Form

(DMSRQ-SF)

(20 items) [17]

Mean of the total score (out of 72)

Mean score for each section:

 • Convenience satisfaction

 • Negative events

 • Interference

 • Self-monitoring of blood glucose burden

 • Efficacy

 • Social burden

 • Wellbeing

 • Treatment satisfaction

 • Treatment preference

Higher

User Evaluation Questionnaire (UEQ)

(26 items) [18]

Mean of each scale:

 • Attractiveness

 • Perspicuity

 • Efficacy

 • Dependability

 • Stimulation

 • Novelty

Higher

System Usability Scale (SUS)

(10 items) [19]

Mean of total score (out of 100)

Higher