Title
A new self-report measure of self-management of type 1 diabetes for adolescents
Publication Date
2009-07-01
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Nursing
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Endocrine System Diseases | Health Services Administration | Nursing | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The development of instruments to measure self-management in youth with type 1 diabetes has not kept up with current understanding of the concept.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to report the development and the testing of a new self-report measure to assess the Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescents (SMOD-A).
METHODS: Following a qualitative study, items were identified and reviewed by experts for content validity. A total of 515 adolescents, 13 to 21 years old, participated in a field study by completing the SMOD-A (either once or twice) and additional measures of diabetes-related self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy for Diabetes Scale), quality of life (Diabetes Quality of Life for Youth Questionnaire), self-management (Diabetes Self-Management Profile), and adherence (Self-Care Inventory). Data were collected also on metabolic control (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c]).
RESULTS: The content validity index was .93. Exploratory alpha factor analyses revealed five subscales: Collaboration With Parents, Diabetes Care Activities, Diabetes Problem Solving, Diabetes Communication, and Goals (alpha = .71 to .85). The stability of the SMOD-A ranged from .60 to .88 at 2 weeks (test-retest) to .59 to .85 at 3 months. Correlations of SMOD-A subscales with Self-Efficacy for Diabetes Scale-Diabetes; Diabetes Quality of Life for Youth Questionnaire satisfaction, impact, and worry; Diabetes Self-Management Profile; and Self-Care Inventory were generally significant and in the expected direction. Collaboration with parents and HbA1c values were related significantly and positively (r = .11); all other SMOD-A subscales were related significantly and negatively to HbA1c (r = -.10 to -.26), demonstrating that better self-management is associated somewhat with better metabolic control and supporting construct validity of the new measure.
DISCUSSION: The SMOD-A has been found to be a reliable, stable, and valid measure of SMOD-A.
Keywords
adolescence, instrument development, self-management, type 1 diabetes
DOI of Published Version
10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181ac142a
Source
Nurs Res. 2009 Jul-Aug;58(4):228-36. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181ac142a. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Nursing research
Related Resources
PubMed ID
19561555
Repository Citation
Schilling LS, Dixon JK, Knafl KA, Lynn MR, Murphy K, Dumser S, Grey M. (2009). A new self-report measure of self-management of type 1 diabetes for adolescents. Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Publications. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181ac142a. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsn_pp/70