Authors: Shiu, Ann¹; Martin, Colin²; Thompson, David¹; Wong, Rebecca³

Source: Psychology, Health and Medicine, Volume 11, Number 2, May 2006 , pp. 198-208(11)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

Metabolic control is central to positive clinical outcome in patients with diabetes. Empowerment has been linked to metabolic control in this clinical group. The current study sought to determine key psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale (C-DES) and to explore the relationship of the C-DES sub-scales to metabolic control in 189 patients with a diagnosis of diabetes. Confirmatory factor analysis established that the five sub-scales of the C-DES offered a highly satisfactory fit to the data. Furthermore, C-DES sub-scales were found to have generally acceptable internal consistency and divergent reliability. However, convergent reliability of C-DES sub-scales could not be established against metabolic control. It is concluded that future research needs to address ambiguities in the relationship between empowerment and metabolic control in order to afford patients an evidenced-based treatment package to assure optimal metabolic control.

Keywords: Chinese; diabetes; empowerment; psychometrics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548500500286845

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China 2: Department of Mental Health and Learning Disability, University of Sheffield 3: Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China

Publication date: 2006-05-01

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