Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Diabetes Distress Scale

• Published in: Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services Vol. 55; no. 9; pp. 43 - 51
• Main Authors: Darawad, Muhammad W, Hammad, Sawsan, Samarkandi, Osama A, Hamdan-Mansour, Ayman M, Khalil, Amani A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01-09-2017
• Subjects: Arab people; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression - psychology; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Jordan; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Nursing; Psychometrics; Quantitative psychology; Reproducibility of Results; Self Care; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Translations
• ISSN: 0279-3695; 1938-2413
• DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20170818-12

The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS-A) among Arab patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) using a descriptive cross-sectional design. Participants' DDS-A total scores significantly correlated with depressive symptoms (r = 0.288, p = 0.000) as well as two subscales, emotional burden (r = 0.276, p = 0.000) and regimen distress (r = 0.265, p = 0.000). Participants' DDS-A scores had significant negative correlations with income, DM self-management, and knowledge (r = -0.184, p = 0.008; r = -0.310, p = 0.000; r = -0.174, p = 0.003, respectively) and a positive correlation with HbA1c level (r = 0.153, p = 0.018). Factor analysis revealed a four-factor solution that retained all items and explained a variance of 65.59%. Cronbach's alpha was 0.822 for the total scale and 0.778 to 0.881 for the subscales, indicating a high internal consistency. The DDS-A was found to be a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate DM-related distress among Arab patients. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(9), 43-51.].