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The Chinese version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) showed good reliability and validity.
Observational (n=80)
The Chinese version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire demonstrates good reliability and validity for evaluating self-care in type 2 diabetes patients.
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May support self-care assessment in Chinese type 2 diabetes; extends SDSCA validation but leaves clinical adoption open.
Objective To assess the reliability and validity of summary of diabetes self-care activities for type 2 diabetes patients in China.Methods We selected 80 patients with type 2 diabetes to carry out our investigation and chose 10 of them to retest 2 weeks later.Results The general Cronbach's α was 0.62 with a reliability coefficient of 0.83(P<0.01).We got 8 factors with an accumulation contribution of 0.92 by main-ingredient and variance analysis.The factor loading was more than 0.80. Conclusion The Chinese version of SDSCA had good reliability and validity to evaluate the self-care activities of type 2 diabetes patients.
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万巧琴 et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Type 2 diabetes (n=80). Summary of diabetes self-care activities (SDSCA) was evaluated on Reliability and validity (Cronbach's α 0.62, reliability coefficient 0.83, p=<0.01). The Chinese version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) showed good reliability and validity.
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