Measures of Diabetic Patient Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Regarding Self-Care. Appendix B to Summary Report: An Evaluation of Published Measures of Diabetes Self-Care Variables

摘要

This appendix identifies and evaluates published measures of diabetic self-management variables using secondary data sources. Attention is focused on the patient behavioral, knowledge, and attitudinal areas that an expert panel judged to be 'very important' or 'important' in achieving good management of diabetes. Comprehensive automated and manual searches of literature data bases and indexes were undertaken. Copies of possibly relevant research materials were obtained, scanned, and briefly abstracted. Topics for which measurement evaluation information was available were assigned to staff members. Each staff member critically reviewed the published research in his or her assigned area and prepared an assessment of measurement quality.