| Indicator Id: |
523
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| Description: | Quality of life of people with diabetes (Type1, Type2 and gestational) (measured by standardised questionnaire) |
| Indicator Source: |
National Diabetes Data Working Group
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) Study
National Health Survey (NHS)
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| Where Reported: | AIHW: Diabetes: Australian facts 2008 |
| Data Issues: | Quality of life is measured with data collected using the SF-36 questionnaire. More recent surveys have only measured QOL using general health status and K10 |
| Numerator: | Number of people with diabetes who report poor health-related quality of life |
| Denominator: | Total with diabetes |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | No data |
| AIHW Comments: | Further development of this indicator is required. This indicator is no. 10 of the NDDWG indicators for monitoring diabetes. |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW: Diabetes: Australian facts 2008
AIHW: National indicators for monitoring diabetes: Report of the Diabetes Indicators Review Subcommittee of the National Diabetes Data Working Group
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