Reliability and validity of Chinese version of Diabetes Continuity of Care Scale

VernacularTitle:糖尿病连续性护理量表的汉化及信效度研究
Author: Fuling FAN ; Lin XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Continuity of Care Scale; Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(22):1674-1677
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To translate the English version of Diabetes Continuity of Care Scale (DCCS) into Chinese and to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of DCCS in diabetes mellitus patients.Methods Totally 245 patients with diabetes mellitus were recruited and were investigated by the Chinese version of DCCS.Results The internal consistency coefficient of the Chinese version of DCCS ranged from 0.728 to 0.942,which was ＞0.70;split half coefficient r=0.784,and the test-retest was 0.864 while which of each dimension ranged from 0.785 to 0.886.The content validity index was 0.934.Factor analysis got five factors,which explained 76.574％ of the total variance;the factor loading of each item was ＞0.4.Conclusions The Chinese version of DCCS has been proved to be reliable and valid.It can be used as a valid tool for the measurement of continuity of care in patients with diabetes mellitus.