Development of a Valid and Reliable Diabetes Empowerment Scale: An Iranian Version
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
2 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
3 Endocrine and Metabolism Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
4 Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health
5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
6 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
7 School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
Background: Patient empowerment can enhance the outcomes of care such as metabolic control as well as quality of their life. This study evaluates the Iranian version for development of a valid and reliable diabetes empowerment scale.Methods: Validity and reliability of Iranian version of Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES-LF) were measured through a cross-sectional study. DES-LF was evaluated through a qualitative and quantitative study by 160 type 2 diabetic patients.Results: Reliability and validity of the scale and its 3 subscales, namely, managing the psychosocial aspects of diabetes (=0.94), assessing dissatisfaction and readiness to change (=0.96), and setting and achieving diabetes goals (=0.96) were approved by a psychometric analysis.Conclusion: Findings approved the reliability and validity of the Iranian version of DES-LF for patient education and psychosocial interventions among Iranian people with type 2 diabetes.
