Developing a Diabetes Knowledge Scale for Adults and its Psychometric Properties

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 711 - 718, 28.09.2022

Kübra Yavuz , Saime Erol

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1014888

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to develop and test the psychometric properties of a “Diabetes Knowledge Scale for Adults.”
Methods: The sample for this research of methodological design consisted of 500 individuals, ages 18-90, who had presented at a state hospital in Istanbul during the period October 2018-April 2019 with or without a diagnosis of diabetes. Data for the study were collected with a “Sociodemographic Characteristics Descriptive Questionnaire” and the “Diabetes Knowledge Scale for Adults (DKSA).” The validity of the scale was evaluated with the content validity index and construct validity testing (exploratory, confirmatory factor analyses). Its reliability was assessed with KR-20 internal consistency analysis, item-total correlation testing, the item discrimination, item difficulty indexes, and test-retest analysis.
Results: The content validity index for the 28-item scale was found to be 0.92. The exploratory factor analysis revealed five subscales that explained 62.15% of scale variance. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis, GFI= 0.88 CFI= 0.93, AGFI= 0.86, SRMR= 0.01 and χ²/ df = 2.43, confirmed a good and acceptable level of goodness of fit for the scale. The scale’s KR-20 reliability coefficient was 0.94, item-total correlations were above .45 and the correlation between the test-retests administered two weeks apart was found to be r=0.99
Conclusion: DKSA is a valid and reliable scale that can be used to determine the knowledge level of between the ages of 18-90 adults about diabetes.

Keywords

Diabetes, scale, knowledge, validity, reliability, adult

Supporting Institution

This article is derived from Kübra Erenel Yavuz's Master's thesis.

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