MEASURING DIABETES-RELATED ATTITUDES - THE USE OF A USA-DEVELOPED INSTRUMENT WITH AUSTRALIAN NURSES

Authors
WILLIAMSON P SHUTE R KING M LEHMANN J
Citation
P. Williamson et al., MEASURING DIABETES-RELATED ATTITUDES - THE USE OF A USA-DEVELOPED INSTRUMENT WITH AUSTRALIAN NURSES, Patient education and counseling, 29(1), 1996, pp. 41-47
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Patient education and counseling → ACNP
ISSN journal
07383991
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
41 - 47
Database
ISI
SICI code
0738-3991(1996)29:1<41:MDA-TU>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The revised Diabetes Attitudes Scale (DAS) was completed by nearly 100 0 nurses and nursing students in South Australia. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare the factor structure with that previously obtained in the USA with patients with diabetes. The instrument was f ound to be robust. It was concluded that only one item of the 50-item scale is unsuitable for inclusion in studies which aim to compare pati ent and health professional attitudes.