An empirically derived short form of the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey II.
To develop an empirically derived short version of the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey II that still accurately measures fear of hypoglycaemia.



Item response theory methods were used to generate an 11-item version of the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey from a sample of 487 people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Subsequently, this scale was tested on a sample of 2718 people with Type 1 or insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes taking part in DIALOG, a large observational prospective study of hypoglycaemia in France.



The short form of the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey II matched the factor structure of the long form for respondents with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, while maintaining adequate internal reliability on the total scale and all three subscales. The two forms were highly correlated on both the total scale and each subscale (Pearson's R > 0.89).



The short form of the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey II is an important first step in more efficiently measuring fear of hypoglycaemia. Future prospective studies are needed for further validity testing and exploring the survey's applicability to different populations.
Behavioral Medicine Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Grabman
Behavioral Medicine Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Vajda Bailey
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Schmidt
Clinique d'Endocrinologie, l'Institut du Thorax, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
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Cariou
Novo Nordisk, Paris, France.
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Vaur
Novo Nordisk, Paris, France.
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Madani
Behavioral Medicine Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Cox
Behavioral Medicine Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Gonder-Frederick
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin