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G Dupuis

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[Diabetes and road safety].

The purpose of this study is to analyse the driving habits of a group of diabetic individuals, insulin and noninsulin treated, compared with the driving habits of an equivalent group of individuals in good health. Specific attention is given to the evaluation and management of stress related to driving. The analysis relies mainly upon the answers of 307 persons of both sex on a questionnaire regarding their driving habits and concerning twenty more or less risky behaviors. The diabetic subjects were sampled among the patients of an endocrinology clinic, and the pilot group (in good health) was gathered among the patients from the clinic of a general practitioner. The subjects were aged between 25 and 65. All were in possession of a driving licence and had a driving experience of over two years. The results show, on one hand, that the evaluation of stress related to a risky behavior is associated to the taking of risk at the wheel, and on the other hand, that compared with the other subjects in the study the diabetic subjects had a lesser tendency to taking risks in driving. The subjects avoided the behaviors they judged risky. Beside avoiding dangerous road behaviors, the latter brought special attention to food and relaxation needs and they showed a great alertness towards climatic and road conditions. Finally, they are especially careful in preventing and curing hypoglycaemic states.

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A new approach for quality of life assessment in cardiac patients: rationale and validation of the Quality of Life Systemic Inventory.

OBJECTIVE: To validate an interview-like questionnaire measuring quality of life, based on the subject's capacity to reach personal goals in different life domains. DESIGN: One group repeated measures for test-retest reliability (two-week interval) and correlational approach for concurrent validity. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 171 normal subjects (95 males and 76 females) was interviewed. Mean age was 43.6 years. OUTCOME MEASURES: The Quality of Life Systemic Inventory (QLSI), the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Marlowe and Crowne Social Desirability Scale, the Buss and Durkee Hostility Inventory, the Carver and Sheerer self-efficacy scale and the Derogatis Stress Profile were used. RESULTS: The quality of life score (a gap score representing the difference between a subject's actual state and personal goal) has a high test-retest reliability of 0.838. The two other scores (goal and potential for conflict) also have good test-retest reliability: 0.858 for both. Intercorrelations between scores are low-gap-goal, 0.293; gap-conflict, 0.172; and goal-conflict, 0.115--suggesting their distinctiveness. Correlations between scores and social desirability are also low-gap, 0.106; conflict, -0.024; and goal, -0.128. Finally, correlations with other psychological variables such as depression, anxiety, self-efficacy and stress are moderate to low, showing that the questionnaire measures dimensions different from these variables. CONCLUSIONS: The QLSI has good test-retest reliability, and scores are not much influenced by social desirability despite the fact that the test is used in an interview setting. The questionnaire may be administered in small groups or face-to-face situations. It yields a wealth of clinical information and is easily used in research. Furthermore, patients much prefer this interactive exchange to the long self-administered questionnaires.

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