Assessing sexual and reproductive health dimensions tools in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus with regard to Consensus‑based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments checklist
نویسندگان
1 Iranian Diabetes Society, Tehran, Iran,
2 Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
3 Studennt Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Midwifery, School of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Alborz, Iran
4 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Biostatistics, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
A valid tool is of paramount importance in determining women’s sexual and reproductive healthstatus, meeting their health needs, and recognizing the effectiveness of some interventions. Thisreview study aimed to assess sexual and reproductive health dimensions tools in women with type1 diabetes mellitus with regard to Consensus‑based Standards for the selection of health statusMeasurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist. In this review study, in addition to Iranian databases(MagIran, Sid, Irandoc), non‑Iranian databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science)and Google Scholar search engine were considered. The mentioned databases were searchedfor articles in English and Persian published within 2000–2019, using the search strategy for eachdatabase and Boolean operators along with appropriate keywords according to the MESH term.Articles with nonresearcher‑made tools measuring the sexual and reproductive health conceptsand dimensions were included in the present study. Afterward, the psychometric properties of thetools were assessed according to the COSMIN checklist. In the selected articles, there were 14psychometrically valid tools to be assessed from 151 articles containing the sexual and reproductivehealth dimensions; among which, seven tools were evaluated with regard to COSMIN. None ofthe tools also had all the features noted in COSMIN. Moreover, all the concerned scales were notinterpretable and accountable; however, a majority of them had internal consistency and constructvalidity. In this study, there was no valid and specific tool for measuring sexual‑reproductive healthstatus in this population group. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a valid tool according to thedimensions and needs of specific reproductive health in type 1 diabetes.
