The Diabetes Health Profile (DHP) - A diabetes-specific patient reported outcome measure (PROM)

1. The Diabetes Health Profile (DHP-1 & DHP-18) Dr Keith Meadows DHP Research & Consultancy Ltd Copyright DHP Research & Consultancy Ltd 2011 All rights reserved

3. What does the DHP measure? Psychological distress Barriers to activity Disinhibited eating Dysphoric mood, irritability, feelings of hopelessness Anxiety, perceived barriers in activity Lack of eating restraint, eating in response to food cues.

4. There are two versions of the DHP DHP-1 32-items DHP-18 18-items Type 1 Diabetes and insulin requiring Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes including, tablet, diet

5. How is the DHP scored? Items scored using 4-point Likert scale (Range 0-3) Standardised subscale scores 0 (no dysfunction) thru 100 (max dysfunction) Norm-referenced scoring using standardised population means

7. The DHP can be used for: Measuring the effect of health improvement on the patient’s HRQoL Evaluating the impact of health programmes on the patient’s HRQoL Assessing treatment effectiveness on the patient’s HRQoL Improving doctor/patient communication and the patient’s HRQoL Monitoring patients HRQoL

8. Current use of the DHP International clinical trials International/national research National community-based surveys Service design and development

9. Administering the DHP Images & copy courtesy of PHT Corporation. Copyright 2011 PHT Corporation. All rights reserved In addition to pencil/paper format the DHP can be administered using a variety of e-devices

10. The eDHP-18 PHT LogPad LV PHT SitePad

12. DHP Research & Consultancy Ltd 113 Lower Camden Chislehurst Kent BR7 5JD Tel: +44 (0)20 8467 3739 Email: kmeadows@dhpresearch.com Website: www.dhpresearch.com Copyright DHP Research & Consultancy Ltd 2011 All rights reserved