Development of an assessment scale for treatment compliance in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Turkish population: Psychometric evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Compliance to treatment is important for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and the prevention of complications. The purpose of the study was to develop a scale and test its psychometric properties for the treatment compliance of the diabetic Turkish population.

Methods

This multicenter study was conducted in four training and research hospitals. The convenience sample consisted of 350 patients with type 2 DM. The items of the scale were determined after a literature review and qualitative interviews with the patients. Items were psychometrically analyzed. Content validity of the scale was evaluated using opinions from experts and a pilot study. Principal component analysis and the varimax rotation technique were used to evaluate construct validity in

SUBMITTER: Demirtas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626227 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature