Development and Validation of a Measure Assessing Child Diabetes Behavior: The Diabetes Behavior Checklist.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101682864 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2469-4207 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Compr Child Adolesc Nurs

Original Publication: [Abingdon, OX] : Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]-

Child Behavior/*psychology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*psychology; Adult ; Australia ; Behavior Rating Scale ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parent-Child Relations ; Parents/psychology ; Self Efficacy ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Previous research in pediatric diabetes management has focused on general child behavior, which is linked with treatment adherence and health outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes. Little is known about child diabetes behavior problems specifically. The current study aimed to develop and validate a measure of diabetes-specific child behavior problems, and parents' confidence in managing these behaviors. Participants were a community sample of 186 parents of children aged 2-10 years with type 1 diabetes, recruited via online parenting forums and advertisements placed in school and childcare newsletters throughout Australia. The measure demonstrated excellent internal consistency and evidence of construct validity, and factor analyses revealed a 3-factor and a 1-factor structure for the Extent and Confidence scales, respectively. This study provides preliminary evidence of validity of the Diabetes Behavior Checklist. The implications of these findings for intervention development are discussed.

Keywords: Child behavior; chronic disease; parental confidence; parenting; self-efficacy; type 1 diabetes

Date Created: 20170608 Date Completed: 20181001 Latest Revision: 20181001

20221213

10.1080/24694193.2017.1323978

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