Psychometric properties of the Slovenian versions of the diabetes empowerment scale, long and short form, among the slovenian adults with type 2 diabetes.

Autor: Virtič Potočnik T; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Taborska 8, Maribor 2000, Slovenia; Community Health Centre Slovenj Gradec, Partizanska 16, Slovenj Gradec SI-2380, Slovenia. Electronic address: tina.virtic@gmail.com., Miroševič Š; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia., Mihevc M; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia., Zavrnik Č; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia., Lukančič MM; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia., Poplas Susič T; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia., Klemenc-Ketiš Z; Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Primary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Metelkova 9, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Taborska 8, Maribor 2000, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Poljanski nasip 58, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Primary care diabetes [Prim Care Diabetes] 2024 Dec; Vol. 18 (6), pp. 660-668. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.10.002
Abstrakt: Aims: To determine the psychometric properties of the Slovenian versions of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES), both the long form (S-DES-LF) and the short form (S-DES-SF).
Methods: Between April and September 2023, we recruited adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using convenient sampling in five primary health centres. We examined internal consistency, test-retest reliability, criterion validity, and discriminant validity. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) evaluated the fit of the one-and three-factor models for S-DES-SF and S-DES-LF, respectively.
Results: The results of 288 individuals, with a mean age of 67 ± 9.2 years, including 132 men and 156 women, showed excellent internal consistency and strong test-retest reliability for both the S-DES-LF (Cronbach's α=0.90; ICC=0.95) and S-DES-SF (α=0.91; ICC=0.92). Criterion validity of the S-DES-LF was confirmed through known-groups validity, with higher education (p=0.016) and absence of comorbid hypertension (p=0.034) associated with greater empowerment. Discriminant validity was demonstrated by the lack of significant correlations between the S-DES-LF and S-DES-SF scores with age or gender. CFA confirmed a good fit for the S-DES-SF's one-factor model but not for S-DES-LF three-factor model.
Conclusions: S-DES-LF and S-DES-SF are valid and reliable tools for assessing diabetes empowerment in Slovenian people with T2D. Future research should further explore the convergent validity of scales.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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