Diabetes-related instrument to assess preventive behaviors among adolescents (DIAPBA): a tool development and psychometric research
Ameneh Pooresmaeil Dorosteh,
Mohtasham Ghaffari,
Sakineh Rakhshanderou
et al.
Abstract:Background
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic but preventable disease that is on the rise among adolescents. Evaluating adolescents’ behavior and planning to prevent it require a valid and reliable instrument. This study aims at designing a psychometric instrument to measure adolescents’ behavior with respect to type-2 diabetes.
Research Design and methods
In this methodological research, 770 students (adolescent boys and girls aged 13–15 years) particip… Show more
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