title: Psychometric properties of the Spanish Version of the Diabetes Self-management Assessment Report Tool.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language version of the Diabetes Self-management Assessment Report Tool (D-SMART) for Hispanics with type 2 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 174 Hispanics from the Worcester Family Health Center diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Reliability testing was conducted to determine the internal consistency and stability of the newly revised Spanish-language version of the D-SMART.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychometric findings support the reliability of the newly translated Spanish-language version of the D-SMART.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The newly revised Spanish-language version of the D-SMART provides educators with a culturally relevant measure of diabetes self-management along with a better understanding about how Hispanics perceive their diabetes and self-management practices.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, College of Nursing, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA. jfain@umassd.edu
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fain
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008019:Life Style; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011340:Problem Solving; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States