Table 2.

Assessment of the psychometric and practical criteria of the quality-of-life instruments using available evidence

INSTRUMENTVALIDRESPONSIVERELIABLEFLOOR AND CEILING EFFECTSFEASIBLE
Short Form-36YesYesYesNANo
Short Form-12YesNANANAYes
EuroQol EQ-5DYesNAYesNoYes
Sickness Impact ProfileYesNAYesNANo
Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of LifeYesYesNANANo
Diabetes Quality of LifeYesYesNANANo
Appraisal of Diabetes ScaleYesNAYesNAYes
Diabetes Health ProfileYesYesYesYesNo
  • NA—evidence is not available.