Self-as-doer for diabetes: development and validation of a diabetes-specific measure of doer identification. J Nurs Meas 2013;21(2):188-209
Date
09/24/2013Pubmed ID
24053052DOI
10.1891/1061-3749.21.2.188Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84882770213 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure the level of self-care behavior "doer identity" in persons with diabetes.
METHODS: Persons with diabetes (N = 355) completed questionnaires assessing self-as-doer identity and other related constructs. Principle components and parallel analyses and tests of reliability and validity were performed.
RESULTS: A 7 factor solution explained 55.24% of the total variance on behaviors. Cronbach's alpha was .93 for the overall scale. Extracted components moderately correlated with one another and theoretically similar constructs. Self-as-doer identity significantly predicted all self-care behaviors (except for blood glucose monitoring) and glycemic control over and above related variables for persons with type 1 diabetes. Self-as-doer identity also predicted diet behaviors for persons with type 2 diabetes.
CONCLUSIONS: Evidence for a reliable and valid factor structure of the Self-as-doer-Diabetes measure was demonstrated.
Author List
Brouwer AM, Mosack KEAuthor
Katie Mosack PhD Associate Professor in the Psychology department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Demography
Diabetes Mellitus
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Principal Component Analysis
Psychometrics
Regression Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Self Care
Self Efficacy
Surveys and Questionnaires
