Development and validation of the Chinese version of the self-management support scale for kidney transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing self-management support to kidney transplant recipients is essential. However, a scale to identify the self-management support they have received is lacking. The purpose of this study is to develop a Self-management Support Scale for Kidney Transplant Recipients (SMSSKTR) and test its psychometric properties.

Methods

This is an instrument development and validation study, which has a three-stage cross-sectional design. In Stage 1, a preliminary item pool was formed using a literature review, semi-structured interviews, and the Delphi method. In Stage 2, six experts were invited to assess content validity. A convenience sample of 313 participants was used to explore the factor structure by using exploratory factor analysis. The test-retest reliability was

SUBMITTER: Lin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111319 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature