title: Diabetes self-management profile short form: a preliminary report.
abstract: Effective family management of type 1 diabetes in childhood is critical to maintaining optimal glycemic control. The purpose of this study was to provide preliminary evidence for a reduced form of the Diabetes Self-Management Profile (DSMP) using Rasch modeling techniques. The study was a secondary analysis of DSMP data drawn from a previous study on patterns of self-management from 239 preadolescents with type 1 diabetes. Rasch modeling strategies were used to identify the most informative items and then a reduced score composite was correlated with hemoglobin A1c (A1c) and blood glucose monitoring (BGM) frequency. A short form of the DSMP was obtained using seven items that comprised all five subscales of the DSMP. The DSMP Short-Form (DSMP-SF) composite score correlated significantly with child's HbA1c and BGM frequency. The DSMP-SF may be considered a valid and effective screening interview alternative to the longer, original, DSMP, particularly when attempting to identify high-risk patients.
authors: Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC 5041, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. richard.ittenbach@cchmc.org
authors: Richard F
authors: RF
authors: Ittenbach
authors: Amy E
authors: AE
authors: Cassedy
authors: Jennifer M
authors: JM
authors: Rohan
authors: Korey K
authors: KK
authors: Hood
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: Harris
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Delamater
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Pendley
authors: Dennis
authors: D
authors: Drotar
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human