Reliability and Validity of the Revised Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) for Malaysian Children and Adolescents
- Author:
Jalaludin MY
;
Fuziah MZ
;
Hong JYH
;
Mohamad Adam B
;
Jamaiyah H
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children, Adolescents Diabetes self-care, Malay-translated version of SDSCA
- From:Malaysian Family Physician
2012;7(2):10-20
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background: Self-care plays an important role in diabetes management. One of the instruments used to evaluate self-care in patients with diabetes is the Summary of
Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire. A validated instrument in the Malay language is used to assess self-care practice among children and adolescents
with diabetes in Malaysia.
Objective: To translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the revised version of the SDSCA questionnaire in the Malay language.
Methods: Forward and backward translations were performed. An expert panel reviewed all versions for conceptual and content equivalence. The final version was administered to paediatric patients with diabetes between August 2006 and
September 2007. Reliability was analysed using Cronbach’s alpha and validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis.
Results: A total of 117 patients aged 10–18 years were enrolled from nine hospitals.
The reliability of overall core items was 0.735 (with item 4) while the reliabilities of
the four domains were in the range of 0.539–0.838. As core item number 4 was
found to be problematic and it was subtituted by item 5a (from the expanded SDSCA)
to suit local dietary education and practice; and the reliabilities of the overall core
item (0.782) and the four domains (0.620 – 0.838) improved. Factor loadings of all
the items were greater than 0.4, loaded into the original domains, and accounted for
73% of the total variance.
Conclusion: The Malay translation of the revised English SDSCA is reliable and valid
as a guide for Malaysian children and adolescents suffering from diabetes.
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