Quality appraisal of hypoglycemia fear assessment tools for adults

VernacularTitle:成人低血糖恐惧评估工具的质量评价
Author: Lixia CHEN ¹ ; Hui SHI ; Dezheng ZHU ; Ying ZENG
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1. 230012 合肥市,安徽中医药大学护理学院
Keywords: Hypoglycemia; Fear; Assessment Tools; Quality Appraisal; Evidence-Based Nursing
From: Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(9):1072-1079
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the quality of hypoglycemia fear assessment tools for adults,so as to provide references for the selection of high-quality research tools.Methods PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,CNKI,VIP,Wanfang,CBM were retrieved to collect the literature on the measurement properties of hypoglycemic fear.There were 2 researchers who screened the literature and extracted data,independently.Based on the consensus-based standards for the selection of health measurement instruments(COSMIN)guideline,the methodological and measure-ment properties quality of the included assessment tools were evaluated by the COSMIN risk of bias checklist and quality criteria.Results A total of 17 studies involving 6 hypoglycemia fear assessment tools for adults were included,none of which reported cross-cultural validity,measurement error,and responsiveness.All assessment tools were recommended by grade B.Conclusion The 15-item Fear of Hypoglycemia Scale(FH-15)has the most comprehensive measurement properties in its evaluation,and can be provisionally recommended for use,but it needs further testing.