Greek School Nurses' Confidence With Diabetes Devices

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Endocrinology
• Medical Devices

Background:

• School nurses play a crucial role in managing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in students.
• Effective use of diabetes mellitus devices by nurses is essential for optimal student care.
• Assessing nurses' confidence in using these devices is important for identifying training needs.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Diabetes Devices Confidence Scale (DDCS).
• To establish the reliability and validity of the DDCS for use in a Greek school nursing context.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 143 school nurses.
• The Diabetes Devices Confidence Scale (DDCS) was translated and culturally adapted.
• Reliability was assessed using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC); internal consistency with Cronbach's Alpha.
• Construct validity was examined through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).

Main Results:

• The Greek DDCS demonstrated good reliability (ICC = 0.525, p<0.001) and excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.966).
• Factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure, explaining 53.7% of the variance.
• Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a good fit of the model to the data.

Conclusions:

• The Greek version of the Diabetes Devices Confidence Scale (DDCS) is a psychometrically sound instrument.
• The DDCS can be reliably and validly used to measure school nurses' confidence in managing diabetes devices.
• Findings support the use of the DDCS for evaluating and enhancing nursing practice in pediatric diabetes care.