Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Teen Version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale-A Validation Study.

ABSTRACT: Screening for diabetes-specific distress should be considered a standard component of diabetes management. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Serbian adaptation of the Problem Areas in Diabetes-Teen Version (PAID-T). Methods: A multicentre, validation, cross-sectional study was conducted with 374 adolescents (aged 13-18 years) diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), all of whom completed the Serbian version of the PAID-T. The psychometric evaluation included assessments of construct validity through exploratory (EFA, first subsample, n = 140) and confirmatory (CFA, second subsample, n = 234) factor analyses, as well as examinations of concurrent and convergent validity. Reliability was evaluated using measures of internal consistency and test

SUBMITTER: Smudja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12472196 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature