Diabetes Distress Scale for Partners of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Questionnaire

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A 21-item self-administered questionnaire, published by Hessler et al. in 2016, that utilizes a five-point rating scale to assess diabetes distress in partners of adults with type 1 diabetes; the instrument includes four subscales that address key dimensions of partner-related distress, including "my partner's diabetes management", "how best to help", "diabetes and me", and hypoglycemia.

**Synonyms:** - DDS03 - PARTNER-DDS - PARTNER-DDS