[The third version of diabetes attitude scale in arabic language: Reliability, validity and normative data]
Haoues Maali1, Zedini Chekib2, Chadli-Chaieb Molka3
1Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar of Sousse, University of Sousse (Tunisia).
Revue D'Epidemiologie Et De Sante Publique
|March 27, 2022
Summary
The Arabic Diabetes Attitude Scale (version 3) is now validated and reliable for clinical use. This study confirmed its psychometric properties for assessing diabetes attitudes in Arabic-speaking populations.
Area of Science:
- Psychometrics
- Health Psychology
- Cross-cultural Adaptation
Background:
- Assessing attitudes towards diabetes is crucial for effective patient management.
- Existing tools may not be culturally or linguistically appropriate for Arabic-speaking populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To translate and psychometrically evaluate the third version of the Arabic Diabetes Attitude Scale.
- To establish the reliability and validity of this Arabic adaptation for clinical and research use.
Main Methods:
- Methodological study employing Vallerand's cross-cultural validation guidelines.
- Recruitment of 333 adult patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
- Utilized an Arabic self-administered questionnaire including demographic, clinical data, and the Diabetes Attitude Scale.
Main Results:
- Satisfactory reliability and validity were demonstrated for the Arabic scale.
- High test-retest correlations (close to 1) and an overall Cronbach's alpha of 0.769.
- Content validity index of 0.82 and principal components analysis yielding nine factors.
Conclusions:
- The third version of the Arabic Diabetes Attitude Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
- The scale is suitable for application in clinical practice and research settings with Arabic-speaking diabetic patients.
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