Psychometric Properties of the Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) Instrument in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotional distress is an important dimension in diabetes, and several instruments have been developed to measure this aspect. The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale is one such instrument which has demonstrated validity and reliability in Western populations, but its psychometric properties in Asian populations have not been examined.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of data from patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus recruited through convenience sampling from a diabetes specialist outpatient clinic in Singapore. The following psychometric properties were assessed: Construct validity through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis, concurrent validity through correlation with related scales (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, Diabetes He

SUBMITTER: Venkataraman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559380 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature