Author/Authors :
Tol, A Department of Health Education and Promotion - School of Public Health - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Sharifirad, GR Department of Health Education and Promotion - School of Public Health - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Pourreza, AG Department of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health , Rahimi, A Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health , Shojaeezadeh, D Department of Health Education and Promotion - School of Public Health - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Mohajeritehrani, MR Endocrine and Metabolism Research Centre - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Alhani, F School of Medicine - Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Patient empowerment can enhance the outcomes of care such as metabolic control as well as
quality of their life. This study evaluates the Iranian version for development of a valid and reliable diabetes empowerment
scale.
Methods: Validity and reliability of Iranian version of Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES-LF) were measured
through a cross-sectional study. DES-LF was evaluated through a qualitative and quantitative study by 160 type
2 diabetic patients.
Results: Reliability and validity of the scale and its 3 subscales, namely, managing the psychosocial aspects of
diabetes (=0.94), assessing dissatisfaction and readiness to change (=0.96), and setting and achieving diabetes
goals (=0.96) were approved by a psychometric analysis.
Conclusion: Findings approved the reliability and validity of the Iranian version of DES-LF for patient education
and psychosocial interventions among Iranian people with type 2 diabetes.
Keywords :
Empowerment , Type 2 diabetes , Reliability , Validity , Iran
