Diabetes distress scale (DDS-17) [
emotional-related distress, diabetes, interpersonal-related distress, Diabetes Distress
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Diabetes Distress Scale DDS-17 is an instrument used to assess the level of distress among diabetes patients. It consists of 17 items. It has a six-point Likert scale where 1 means no problem and 6 indicates serious issues or problems. It has four subscales emotional-related distress, physician-related distress, regimen-related distress, and interpersonal-related distress. A mean item score of 3 or above is considered worthy of clinical attention (moderate distress). Its reliability was reported at 0.87.