Adaptation and testing of instruments to measure diabetes self-management in people with type 2 diabetes in mainland China.

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of instruments used to measure diabetes self-management (DSM) that were modified and translated into Chinese. Method: A convenience sample of 30 people with type 2 diabetes in Beijing, China, completed a questionnaire consisting of six instruments that had been translated and modified for use with a Chinese population. The reliability and validity were examined. RESULTS: The Cronbach's alpha for the six instruments varied from .62 to .87. Factors analysis was performed, with variances explained by factors ranging from 61.6% to 97.9%. Conclusions: The findings of the psychometric testing of the modified and translated instruments support the use of these tools to assess DSM and its influencing factors in Chinese people with type 2 diabetes.

Author information

Author/s: Yin Xu, (); Savage, Christine (C); Toobert, Deborah (D); Wei Pan, (); Whitmer, Kyra (K);

Affiliation: University of Cincinnati, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies

Journal: Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society / Transcultural Nursing Society (J Transcult Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 19 (issue 3) : pp 234-42

Dates: Created 2008/06/26; Completed 2008/10/06;

PMID: 18579863, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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