Turkish Validity and Reliability of Comprehensive Diabetes Self-Management Scale

Objectives: A self-care approach is very important in diabetes management. In this study, it was aimed to make the Turkish validity and reliability of the Comprehensive Diabetes Self-Management Scale (CDSMS), which examines the behaviors of diabetes patients. Methods: The study is of methodological type. CDSMS, which was translated into Turkish from its original version and tested for language validity, was first included in the pilot application and then in the main study. The validity of the scale was evaluated by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Then, a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to determine the cut off score. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 57.10 ± 11.20 years and the mean disease duration was 9.96 ± 7.79 years. The internal consistency of CDSMS was 0.73, which was measured using Cronbach's alpha. After the ROC analysis, the optimal cut-point score of CDSMS to predict good glycemic control was determined as 21.17 points.
Conclusion: With this study, it was found that the Turkish version of CDSMS is valid and reliable for use in the Turkish population. It is thought that CDSMS will be beneficial to physicians working in the clinic in terms of showing the disease management skills of diabetic patients.

Kapsamlý Diyabet Öz-Yönetim Ölçeðinin Türkçe Geçerlik ve Güvenilirliði

Amaç: Diyabet yönetiminde özbakým yaklaþýmý çok önemlidir. Bu çalýþmada, diyabet hastalarýnýn davranýþlarýný inceleyen Kapsamlý Diyabet Kendi Kendini Yönetme Ölçeði'nin (Comprehensive Diabetes Self-Management Scale; CDSMS) Türkçe geçerlilik ve güvenilirliðinin yapýlmasý amaçlanmýþtýr.
Yöntemler: Çalýþma metodolojik tiptedir. Özgün halinden Türkçeye çevrilen ve dil geçerliliði test edilen CDSMS, önce pilot uygulamaya, ardýndan ana çalýþmaya dahil edilmiþtir. Ölçeðin geçerliliði Cronbach alfa katsayýsý ile deðerlendirildi. Ardýndan, kesme puanýný belirlemek için ROC analizi yapýldý.
Bulgular: Çalýþmaya katýlanlarýn ortalama yaþý 57,10 ± 11,20 yýl ve ortalama hastalýk süresi 9.96 ± 7,79 yýldý. CDSMS'nin iç tutarlýlýðý, Cronbach alfa kullanýlarak ölçülen 0,73 idi. ROC analizi sonucunda CDSMS'nin iyi glisemik kontrolü öngörmede optimal kesme noktasý 21,17 puan olarak belirlendi.
Sonuç: Bu çalýþmada, CDSMS'nin Türkçe versiyonunun Türk popülasyonunda geçerli ve güvenilir olduðu görülmüþtür. CDSMS'nin diyabetik hastalarýn hastalýk yönetim becerilerini göstermeleri açýsýndan klinikte çalýþan hekimlere faydalý olacaðý düþünülmektedir. (SETB-2023-08-139)