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ArticleScientific reports2022

Psychometric validation of diabetes distress scale in Bangladeshi population.

Jesmin Akter, Rakibul M Islam, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Shahjada Selim, Animesh Biswas, Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder, Jonathan Broder, Dragan Ilic, Md Nazmul Karim

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Jesmin AkterBangladesh Center for Communication Programs, Dhaka, Bangladesh. jesminmasud7@gmail.com.
Rakibul M IslamSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Hasina Akhter ChowdhuryDepartment of Biostatistics, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shahjada SelimDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Animesh BiswasDepartment of Biostatistics, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tanvir Ahmed MozumderBRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Jonathan BroderSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Dragan IlicSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Md Nazmul KarimSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes Distress (DD)-an emotional or affective state arise from challenge of living with diabetes and the burden of self-care-negatively impact diabetes management and quality of life of T2DM patients. Early detection and management of DD is key to efficient T2DM management. The study aimed at developing a valid and reliable instrument for Bangladeshi patients as unavailability such a tool posing challenge in diabetes care. Linguistically adapted, widely used, 17-item Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS), developed through forward-backward translation from English to Bengali, was administered on 1184 T2DM patients, from four diabetes hospitals in Bangladesh. Psychometric assessment of the instrument included, construct validity using principal component factor analysis, internal consistency using Cronbach's α and discriminative validity through independent t-test and test-retest reliability using intraclass-correlation coefficient (ICC) and Kappa statistics. Factor analysis extracted 4 components similar to original DDS domains, confirms the construct validity. The scale demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.838), stability (test-retest ICC = 0.941) and good agreement across repeated measurements (Kappa = 0.584). Discriminative validity revealed that patients with complication (p < 0.001) and those are on insulin (p < 0.001) had significantly higher distress scores in all domains. Bengali version of DDS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing distress among Bangladeshi T2DM patients.

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Psychological DistressAdultBangladeshDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometrics

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PMCPMC8755848

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