Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the diabetic foot self-care questionnaire in Iranian patients with diabetes

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Emmanuel Navarro-Flores¹  Zaniar Karimi²  Kamel Abdi³  Hamid Sharif Nia⁴  Hassan Mahmoodi⁵  Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh⁶ 

[1] Department of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain;Faculty of Nursing, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sananda, Iran;Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq;School of Nursing and Midwifery Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran;Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran;Spiritual Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran;

关键词: Psychometrics;    Diabetes;    Diabetic foot;    Self-care;    Diabetic foot self-care;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12902-021-00734-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDiabetic foot self-care refers to a group of self-management behaviors that can reduce the incidence of foot ulcers and amputations. It is necessary to have a valid and reliable standard tool to measure foot self-care in diabetic patients. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Diabetic Foot Self-Care Questionnaire of the University of Malaga, Spain (DFSQ-UMA) in Iran.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted with 407 diabetic patients who were selected using a convenient sampling method. Construct validity was assessed by exploratory (with 207 patients) and confirmatory (with 200 patients) factor analyses. Internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients.ResultsIn the exploratory factor analysis, three factors with eigenvalues of 3.84, 2.41, and 2.26 were extracted that together explained 56.74% of the total variance of diabetic foot self-care. A Cronbach’s alpha of 0.865 was found for the total instrument.ConclusionsThe Persian version of the DFSQ-UMA has good validity and reliability, and given its good psychometric properties, it can be used in future studies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY