title: Psychometric properties and normative data for the parent version of the diabetes independence survey.
abstract: The parent version of the Diabetes Independence Survey measures parents' perceptions of their children's mastery of 38 diabetes self-care skills. The instrument was administered to 648 parents of 622 children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, ages 3 and 18 years, at seven different pediatric medical centers. Data confirming the internal consistency, interrater reliability, construct validity, and concurrent validity of the instrument are presented in this paper. Age-adjusted normative data for total scores on the instrument as well as item-by-item data on the ages at which mastery of each skill was reported by 25%, 50%, and 75% of parents also are discussed. The Diabetes Independence Survey can be used as a reliable, valid, and efficient research tool for assessing the growth and development of diabetes knowledge and skills among children and adolescents, and as a screening instrument and program evaluation tool for clinical purposes.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wysocki
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Meinhold
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hough
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bellando
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*