Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the 12-item diabetes fatalism scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are widespread fatalistic beliefs in Arab countries, especially among individuals with diabetes. However, there is no tool to assess diabetes fatalism in this population. This study describes the processes used to create an Arabic version of the Diabetes Fatalism Scale (DFS) and examine its psychometric properties.

Methods

A descriptive correlational design was used with a convenience sample of Lebanese adults (N = 274) with type 2 diabetes recruited from a major hospital in Beirut, Lebanon and by snowball sampling. The 12- item Diabetes Fatalism Scale- Arabic (12-item DFS-Ar) was back-translated from the original version, pilot tested on 22 adults with type 2 diabetes and then administered to 274 patients to assess the validity and reliability of the scale.

SUBMITTER: Sukkarieh-Haraty O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5764279 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature