Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
25th European Congress of Endocrinology, İstanbul, Türkiye, 13 - 16 Mayıs 2023, ss.165
Aim
Self-monitoring of blood glucose has an important place in ensuring diabetes
management. This study aims to develop a reliable instrument to assess blood
glucose measurement knowledge in diabetic patients. The purpose of the scale is
to assess blood glucose measurement knowledge in diabetic patients.
Method
The data were collected from 240 patients in the diabetes polyclinic of a training
and research hospital between March and September 2022. The scale item pool
was created using the data obtained from the literature review and expert
opinions. A validity analysis was performed for construct, content, and
convergent validity. Kuder-Richardson-20 and test-retest reliability were used
to assess the reliability of the scale.
Results
Among the patients included in the study, 57.9% were female, and 91.3% were
married. The duration of diabetes was 10.78G8.04 years; 79.6% had type 2
diabetes, and 37.1% used OADCinsulin. The researchers developed the final
3-point Likert-type “Blood Glucose Measurement Knowledge Scale (BGMKnowledge
Scale)” with 24 items. The scale content validity index was 0.91, and
the convergent validity analysis result was 0.591 (P!0.01). The scale items were
subjected to one-factor CFA to confirm the structure of the scale with factorial
weights ranging between 0.532 and 0.991. Kuder-Richardson-20 of the total scale
was 0.90. The Kuder-Richardson 20 of the total scale was 0.90, and the test-retest
result showed that the scale did not change over time (ICCZ0.947; P!0.01).
Conclusion
The BGM-Knowledge Scale is a reliable and valid measurement tool to measure
the knowledge level of diabetic patients about blood glucose measurement.
Keywords
Blood Glucose Measurement, Instrument Development, Scale, Validity, Nursing.