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Construction and validation of “Diabetes Education Process (DEP)” scale

dc.contributor.authorMenino, Eva Guilherme
dc.contributor.authorDixe, Maria dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues
dc.contributor.authorLouro, Maria Clarisse Carvalho Martins
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-26T19:43:07Z
dc.date.available2021-06-26T19:43:07Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-15
dc.description.abstractNursing interventions in diabetes education are considered relevant in order to achieve proper outcomes. It is important to know what nurses do in this field and for this purpose we need valid and reliable instruments. Objective: To develop and determine the psychometric characteristics of Diabetes Education Process Scale (DEP). Methods: Based on the question “What interventions nurses develop in their practice in diabetes education?", we developed two studies: (a) a qualitative one in order to identify relevant variables to measure in diabetes education; and (b) a quantitative and methodological study of validation of DEP scale. Results: We identified four guidelines in qualitative study through which emerged the relevant variables for the evaluation of therapeutic education. We applied this DEP Scale to a sample of 104 nurses, with an average age of 41.3 years (SD = 8.1). DEP Scale has in its dimensions α values between 0.6720 and 0.834, revealing reasonable internal consistency. The scale revealed also validity characteristics. Conclusion: We concluded that it is important to know nurses practices in order to let emerge their contribution to patient care. For this purpose, we need valid and reliable instruments. DEP Scale proved itself to be valid and reliable, so it can be used to access nurses´ interventions in diabetes education.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.20319/lijhls.2015.11.0112pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2454-5872
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/34008
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDiabetes mellituspt_PT
dc.subjectTherapeutic educationpt_PT
dc.subjectValidation studiespt_PT
dc.titleConstruction and validation of “Diabetes Education Process (DEP)” scalept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage12pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleLIFE: International Journal of Health and Life-Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume1pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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