Turkish Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
The Development and Validation of a Turkish Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale Child Form (Ages 8-18) and Parent Form [J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol]
The Development and Validation of a Turkish Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale Child Form (Ages 8-18) and Parent Form
Çağrı Çövener Özçelik1, Eda Aktaş2, Nesrin Şen Celasin3, Gülten Karahan Okuroğlu4, Şükriye Şahin51Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey 2University of Health Sciences Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey 3Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Manisa, Turkey 4Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey 5Kocaeli University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Kocaeli, Turkey
Objective: The aim of the study was to develop an Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale; both Child Form and Parent Form for children 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 scale was 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 and reliable. 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 for effective nursing care.
Keywords: Insulin treatment, self-management, scale development, type 1 diabetes
Çağrı Çövener Özçelik, Eda Aktaş, Nesrin Şen Celasin, Gülten Karahan Okuroğlu, Şükriye Şahin. The Development and Validation of a Turkish Insulin Treatment Self-management Scale Child Form (Ages 8-18) and Parent Form. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2019; 11(3): 278-286 Manuscript Language: English