Paper Title
Brief Report: Initial Testing of Scales Measuring Parent and Adolescent Perceptions of Adolescents’ Assumption of Diabetes Management
Keywords
- adolescents
- diabetes
- diabetes management responsibility
- perceptions
- parental involvement
- self-care
- chronic disease management
- type 1 diabetes
- adolescent health
- family dynamics
- health responsibility
- pediatric diabetes
- diabetes self-management
- parent-adolescent relationship
- health behavior
- diabetes care
- health perception
- disease management
- treatment adherence
- youth chronic illness
- health psychology
- adolescent independence
- caregiver perceptions
- diabetes education
- medical adherence
- family support
- behavioral health
- psychometric testing
- scale validation
- patient-centered care
- adolescent autonomy
- health measurement
- pediatric endocrinology
- diabetes self-efficacy
- psychological assessment
- shared decision-making
- health communication
- diabetes intervention
- diabetes monitoring
- parental influence
- health outcomes
- self-regulation
- adolescent development
- healthcare engagement
- psychosocial factors
- diabetes research
- measurement tools
- adherence scales
- family support systems
- healthcare research
Article Type
Research Article
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 32 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 245–249
Published On
April, 2007
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Abstract
Objective This study tested parallel adolescent and parent versions of the Perceptions of Adolescents’ Assumption of Diabetes Management scales. Methods First, 78 items developed from interview data were reviewed by a panel of adolescent and diabetes experts. Next, the scales were piloted with 43 adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents and, finally, tested with 100 dyads. Item and principal component analyses were performed. Results Following content validity and item analyses, five and four items remained in the advantages and disadvantages scales, respectively. One factor accounted for between 54 and 63% of variance, and internal consistency reliability ranged between .78 and .84 for the various versions of the scales. Conclusions The Perceptions of Adolescents’ Assumption of Diabetes Management scales show promise as parsimonious and reliable tools for use in research and practice related to parent–adolescent relationships in regard to adolescents’ assumption of diabetes management.
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