This questionnaire is designed to measure general well-being, including negative well-being, energy and positive well-being.
The Well-Being Questionnaire (W-BQ) was first developed in the early 1980s as a 22-item measure. The W-BQ22 was further developed in the early 1990s to form the W-BQ12 short-form with a balanced selection of positive and negative items. The W-BQ12 is widely used, particularly in clinical trials. It is available in several languages.
In the late 1990s, the W-BQ was further developed to include seven 4-item subscales to measure generic and diabetes-specific well-being in the W-BQ28. The following subscales were added to the existing generic W-BQ12 measure to form the W-BQ28: Generic Stress, Diabetes-Specific Negative Well-being, Diabetes-Specific Positive Well-being and Diabetes-Specific Stress. Further details on the W-BQ28 can be found on here.