title: Psychometric findings for a Spanish translation of the diabetes self-management profile (DSMP-Parent-Sp).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Few validated measures exist to evaluate self-management of diabetes in families with limited English proficiency. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties and the factorial equivalence of a Spanish translation of the parent report version of the Diabetes Self-Management Profile (DSMP-Parent-Sp).
  
  
  METHODS
  Hispanic families of youth (mean 13.7 years old) with type 1 diabetes were recruited from three clinics in South Florida and represented a wide range of nationalities and acculturation levels. A total of 127 parents reported on their child's self-management behaviors using either the original DSMP-Parent (59.8%) or the DSMP-Parent-Sp (40.2%). In addition, youth reported their self-management using the original DSMP in English, and physicians rated their perceptions of the youth's self-management. Glycemic control was indexed by A1C in the past 3 months and collected from medical chart review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Item analysis confirmed that the DSMP-Parent-Sp items related to the overall composite score in expected ways, and internal consistency estimates were adequate. Paired correlations demonstrated strong parent-child concordance and a significant relationship with physician perceptions of self-management. Evidence of concurrent and convergent validity, as well as "strict factorial invariance," was demonstrated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary findings indicate that the DSMP-Parent-Sp is a reliable and valid parent report measure of the diabetes self-management behaviors of Hispanic youths. In addition, there is preliminary evidence that the translated measure may be considered equivalent to the original English measure when used to measure self-management in Hispanic youth with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. jessica.valenzuela@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: Michelle Castro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hsin
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Cortney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Annette M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: La Greca
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Delamater
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment