Assessment scale/forms of diabetes self-management
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SF-12 and SF-36
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
BRFSS: module 30 – emotional support and life satisfaction
Diabetes specific version of the Perceived Medical-Condition Self-Management Scale (PMCSMS)
a. It is difficult for me to find effective solutions for problems that occur with management my diabetes*
b. I find efforts to change things I don’t like about my diabetes are ineffective*
c. I handle myself well with respect to my diabetes
d. I am able to manage things related to my diabetes as well as most other people
e. I succeed in the projects I undertake to manage my diabetes
f. Typically, my plans for managing my diabetes don’t work out well*
g. No matter how hard I try, managing my diabetes doesn’t turn out the way I would like*
h. I’m generally able to accomplish my goals with respect to managing my diabetes
i. All items scored so that high score (1-5) equals high perceived self-management competence
ii. *item needing to be reverse-scored (1=5, 2=4, 4=2, 5=1)
iii. Wallston KA et al. Psychometric properties of the perceived diabetes self-management scale. J
Behav Med 2007; 30:395-401
5. Diabetes management self-efficacy scale
a. McDowell J, et al. Validation of the Australian/English version of the diabetes management self-efficacy
scale. Int J Nursing Practice 2005; 11:177-184
6. The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities
a. Toobert DJ, et al. The summary of diabetes self-care activities measure. Diabetes Care 2000; 23:943-950
i. Appendix has a copy of the 11 core items of the revised SDSCA
7. The Diabetes Empowerment Scale (SF)
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Anderson RM, Fitzgerald JT, Gruppen LD, Funnell MM, Oh MS: The diabetes empowerment scale-short form (DESSF). Diabetes Care 26:1641-1643, 2003
b. http://www.med.umich.edu/mdrtc/profs/survey.html#des
8. Diabetes Self-Management Assessment Report Tool (D-SMART)
a. The Diabetes Self-management Assessment Report Tool (D-SMART) is a new tool that has been
developed by an expert panel from the American Association of Diabetes Educators for collecting
patient information for diabetes self-management education. Analysis of data from the first three
rounds of pilot testing suggests that the D-SMART has acceptable reliability, validity and sensitivity to
changes in the behavior of patients. Data from an ongoing field test will help to improve the delivery of
services aimed at improving education and care (Peyrot, M. et al. Diabetes Educ 2007, 33(5): 818)
b. Contact Janice C. Zgibor and Linda M. Siminerio
Evaluation of the Lilongwe Diabetes Peer Support Project
1. Baseline demographics of the peer supporters
2. Focus groups and/or interviews of peer supporters, diabetes clinic patients, peer support group members and
community health center staff. This will be primarily on-going and post-interventions unless the preintervention assessment could be done now (December, 2013).
a. Quality and satisfaction of the peer support training (peer supporters)
b. Impression and satisfaction with the work of peer supporters (peer support group members, CHC staff
and patients at the KCH diabetes clinic)
c. Linkage to peer support groups and support by KCH clinicians (CHC staff)
3. Other potential assessment tools http://www.med.umich.edu/mdrtc/profs/survey.html
a. Diabetes social support scale http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/8/665.full.pdf+html
b. Problem solving scale/inventory
c. Diabetes knowledge (DKT)
d. Diabetes care self-efficacy http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/research/sediabetes.html;
http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/research/
e. Self-reported diabetes self-management behaviors (PDSMS, similar to self-efficacy)
f. Diabetes distress scale http://familymedicine.medschool.ucsf.edu/pdf/bdrg/scales/DDS_all.pdf
g. Diabetes empowerment scale (DES-SF)