RT Journal Article
T1 Validation of living with chronic illness scale in a type 2 diabetes mellitus population
A1 Caro-Bautista, Jorge
A1 Rodríguez-Blázquez, Carmen
A1 Perez-Manchon, David
A1 Timonet-Andreu, Eva
A1 Carvajal-Carrascal, Gloria
A1 Fuentes-Ramírez, Alejandra
A1 Corchon, Silvia
A1 Aranda-Gallardo, Marta
A1 Ambrosio, Leire
K1 Long-term condition
K1 Type 2 diabetes mellitus
K1 Chronic illness
K1 Study validation
K1 COSMIN
K1 Psychometric
K1 Colombia
K1 Spain
K1 Diabetes mellitus tipo 2
K1 Enfermedad crónica
K1 Estudio de validación
K1 Psicometría
K1 España
AB BackgroundWorldwide, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and one of those producing greatest impact on patients’ day-to-day quality of life. Our study aim is to validate the “Living with Chronic Illness Scale” for a Spanish-speaking T2DM population.MethodsIn this observational, international, cross-sectional study, 582 persons with T2DM were recruited in primary care and outpatient hospital consultations, in Spain and Colombia, during the period from May 2018 to June 2019. The properties analysed were feasibility/acceptability, internal consistency, reliability, precision and (structural) content-construct validity including confirmatory factor analysis. The COSMIN checklist was used to assess the methodological/psychometric quality of the instrument.ResultsThe scale had an adequate internal consistency and test retest reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.90; intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.96, respectively). In addition, the instrument is precise (standard error of measurement = 3.34, with values < ½SD = 8.52) and correlates positively with social support (DUFSS) (rs = 0.56), quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) (rs = 0.51–0.30) and ssatisfaction with life (SLS-6) (rs = 0.50–0.38). The original 26-items version of the scale did not support totally the confirmatory factor analysis. The COSMIN checklist is favourable for all the properties analysed, although weaknesses are detected for structural validity.ConclusionsThe LW-CI-T2DM is a valid, reliable and accurate instrument for use in clinical practice to determine how a person’s life is affected by the presence of diabetes. This instrument correlates well with the associated constructs of social support, quality of life and satisfaction. Additional research is needed to determine how well the questionnaire structure performs when robust factor analysis methods are applied.
PB BMC Part of Springer Nature
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4568
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4568
LA en
NO Caro-Bautista J, Rodríguez-Blázquez C, Perez-Manchon D, Timonet-Andreu E, Carvajal-Carrascal G, Fuentes-Ramírez A, et al. alidation of living with chronic illness scale in a type 2 diabetes mellitus population. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2021 Mar 17;19(1):93
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