Psychometric properties and characteristics of the Diabetes Self Management Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Assessing diabetes self care management is essential for nursing care for diabetes. There is a need to have valid and reliable scales that assess the actual performance of diabetes self management. The purpose of this study was to revise and conduct psychometric testing and analysis of the Diabetes Self Management Scale (DSMS).

Methods

A cross-sectional methodological design was used. A convenience sample was used and 78 adults with diabetes and taking insulin from five sites in the Midwest area of the U.S participated in the study. Reliability analysis was done using Ferketich techniques to make decisions about whether any given item should be retained or deleted.

Results

A descriptive analysis for the 60 items of the scale was conducted; several items had

SUBMITTER: Gharaibeh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626189 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature