ArticleSaudi medical journal2021
Translation, cultural adaptation, and evaluation of the psychometric properties of an Arabic diabetes distress scale: A cross sectional study from Saudi Arabia.
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- Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic brief forms of the diabetes distress scale in Egyptian patients with type II diabetes.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Modification Programs and Interventions on Prediabetes in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Validation of the Filipino Version of the Diabetes Distress Scale for Adult Patients with Diabetes seen at the Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Government Hospital in Quezon City, Philippines.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2025Article
- Impact of Virtual Clinics on Diabetes Distress and HbA1c Levels Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Association between diabetes distress and sociodemographic and/or socioeconomic factors among adults: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Patient-reported outcomes for people with diabetes: what and how to measure? A narrative review.Diabetologia · 2023Review
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- The Chinese version of the revised Diabetes Distress Scale for adults with type 2 diabetes: Translation and validation study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2022Article
- Assessing the Prevalence of Diabetes Distress and Determining Its Psychosocial Predictors Among Saudi Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Diabetes Distress and Self-Care Activities Among Patients With Diabetes Type II: A Correlation Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo translate, validate, and adapt the diabetes distress scale (DDS)-17 to a Saudi Arabian (SA) DDS (SADDS-17). Also, to evaluate the psychometric properties of the newly adapted SADDS-17.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study evaluating the psychometric properties of the DDS. The DDS was translated using the forward-backward translation from English to Arabic at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in January 2016. Statistical analyses included exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency, testretest reliability, and construct validity. Moreover, contingent validity was evaluated using hospital anxiety and depression scale, visual analogue scale, and the World Health Organization quality of life assessment instrument.
resultsA total of 109 participants were included in this study. The exploratory factor analysis of our Arabic scale supported the original DDS with 4 sub-scales. Correlations ranged from 0.376 to 0.718 for items in regimen-related distress, 0.327 to 0.533 for items in emotional burden, 0.413 to 0.722 for items in physician-related distress, and 0.492 to 0.556 for items in interpersonal distress. The Cronbach's alpha value of the SADDS was 0.848 for the total scale. The test-retest reliability value was 0.78.
conclusionOur SADDS is a valid and reliable instrument for detecting diabetes distress among Saudi Arabian patients with type 2 diabetes.
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