The Concurrent Validity of the Chinese Version of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale
- Ann T.Y. Shiu, MSC, RN1,
- Shuk-man Li, MSC, RN2 and
- David R. Thompson, PHD, RN
- 1Nethersole School of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- 2Centre for Health Education & Health Promotion, Hong Kong, China
- Address correspondence to Ann T.Y. Shiu, MSc, RN, Nethersole School of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm. 830, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. E-mail: annshiu{at}cuhk.edu.hk
In 2003 , we developed and psychometrically tested the Chinese version of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale with 20 items (C-DES-20) (1) in 207 patients. It was cross-culturally adapted from the Diabetes Empowerment Scale, which was previously established in the U.S. (2–4) to measure the psychosocial self-efficacy of people with diabetes. The C-DES-20 (α = 0.86) contains five subscales: overcoming barriers (four items; α = 0.89), determining suitable methods (five items; α = …
