Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES-SF)
Psychology: Health & SleepReliability: alpha 0.853 sample items
About this scale
An 8-item short form measuring psychosocial self-efficacy in managing diabetes. Useful in workplace wellness and chronic-disease management research.
Sample item(s)
“I know what part of taking care of my diabetes that I am dissatisfied with”
“I am able to turn my diabetes goals into a workable plan”
“I am able to handle my feelings about having diabetes”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.85. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Useful in workplace wellness programmes.
Source & citation
Anderson, R. M., Fitzgerald, J. T., Gruppen, L. D., Funnell, M. M., & Oh, M. S. (2003): The Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF). Diabetes Care, Vol. 26, No. 5, p. 1641.
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