The Development and Validation of a Turkish Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale Child Form (Ages 8-18) and Parent Form
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2019
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Objective: The aim of the study was to develop an Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale; both Child Form and Parent Form forchildren ages 8-18 with type 1 diabetes.Methods: Children with type 1 diabetes and their parents participated in the study. Development of a methodologically designed scalewas conducted to investigate insulin treatment self-management of children with type 1 diabetes.Results: A total of 331 children and their parents were recruited. Children and parents completed the data collection tools by themselves.The final scale had two subscales; one was related to cognitive and behavioural expressions regarding insulin treatment (self-efficacy)and the other to emotional aspects of self-maagement of insulin treatment (emotional impacts). The scale was shown to be valid andreliable.Conclusion: This study was a valid and reliable scale for measuring insulin treatment self-management in children with type 1 diabetes.Thus can be used to assess insulin treatment self-management in children with type 1 diabetes and their parents as well as a tool foreffective nursing care.