title: Psychometric testing of the Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale-Korean Version (CDSES-K).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the validity and reliability of the Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale-Korean Version (CDSES-K) in 380 Korean adults with three chronic diseases: arthritis, diabetes, and hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Korean translated CDSES-K was back-translated to ensure translation equivalency. A methodological research
  
  
  METHODS
  The factor analysis identified eight CDSES-K factors explaining 72.5% of the total variance. The internal consistency reliability for the total instrument was high with Cronbach's alpha of .93.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results support the cross-cultural applicability of the concepts underlying the CDSES-K and the self-efficacy transcends across cultures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CDSES-K can be used not only to assess self-efficacy in Koreans with chronic diseases but also to examine the potential function of self-efficacy in improvement of self-management behaviors and enhanced health status of people with chronic diseases in a variety of clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Ajou University College of Nursing, San 5 Wonchon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Chun-Ja
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Hyera
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013223:Statistics as Topic