Predictive value of a novel sub-item mortality risk score derived from the Norfolk Quality of Life in Diabetic Neuropathy questionnaire in Romanian participants with diabetes mellitus.

Aims: To evaluate whether the Norfolk Quality of Life in Diabetic Neuropathy (QOL-DN) questionnaire and the novel Norfolk Mortality Risk Score (NMRS), comprising Norfolk QOL-DN items, can identify 4-year mortality risk in individuals with diabetes.

Methods: Of 21,756 adults completing Norfolk QOL-DN in 2012, two groups of surviving and deceased patients were identified in 2016: Group 1, from a county capital and Group 2, from six small cities. NMRS was calculated in Group 1 using the 2012 scores of Norfolk QOL-DN items that discriminate between deceased and surviving participants (p < 0.

Factors influencing the quality of life over a 4-year period of time in Romanian patients with diabetes mellitus.

Aim: To evaluate the changes in quality of life (QOL), diabetic neuropathy (DN) and amputations over 4 years in patients with diabetes.

Methods: In 2012, 25,000 Romanian-translated Norfolk QOL-DN self-administered questionnaires were distributed during a cross-sectional study. Between March-December 2016, all patients identified from the 2012 cohort and enrolled in this follow-up study completed the Norfolk QOL-DN questionnaire; amputations suffered since 2012 were recorded.