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. 2020 Nov 30;13(1):68.
doi: 10.1186/s13047-020-00437-5.

Psychometric evaluation of the Farsi version of the diabetes foot self-care bahavior scale

Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi  1 , Yen-Fan Chin  2 , Tzu-Ting Huang  3 , Abbas Ebadi  4 , Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh  5
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Psychometric evaluation of the Farsi version of the diabetes foot self-care bahavior scale

Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi et al. J Foot Ankle Res. .

Abstract

Background: Diabetes foot self-care is one of the self-management behaviors of diabetic patients leading to a reduction in the incidence of pressure ulcers and amputation. Having a valid, reliable, simple and comprehensive tool is essential in measuring the self-care behavior of diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the diabetes foot self-care bahavior scale (DFSBS) in Iran.

Methods: In this cross-sectional and methodological study, 500 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited by convenience sampling. Construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis (over 300 patients) and confirmatory factor analysis (over 200 patients). Internal consistency was calculated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and its stability was calculated by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results: In the exploratory factor analysis, two self-care factors related to feet and shoes were extracted which had specific values of 38.49 and 1.24, respectively, and were able to account for 56.22% of the total self-care variance of diabetes foot. Confirmatory factor analysis had excellent fit model. The internal consistency and ICC of the whole instrument were 0.83 and 0.791 (95% CI: 0.575-0.925; P < 0.001), respectively.

Conclusions: The Farsi version of DFSBS (F-DFSBS) has good validity and reliability, and due to its appropriate psychometric properties, this tool can be used in future studies.

Keywords: Diabetes; Diabetes foot; Diabetes foot self-care; Psychometric evaluation; Self-care.

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