Validation of the Therapeutic Self-Care Scale-European Portuguese Version in Primary Care Type 2 Diabetes Adults

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Ana Filipa
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Queirós, Paulo, Amaral, António Salgueiro, Fontes-Ribeiro, Carlos, Rosa, Amorim, Cruz, Rui, Neto, Matilde Agostinho, Felizardo, Helena, Sidani, Souraya
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103306; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073750
• topic: therapeutic self-care scale; self-care; psychometric properties; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Pilot Projects; Portugal; Primary Health Care; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Self Care

Self-care is an important nursing-sensitive outcome. Reliable and valid measures are needed for therapeutic self-care assessment that may inform the development and evaluation of individualized nursing interventions co-created with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adults. The therapeutic self-care scale European Portuguese version (TSCS-EPV) is a validated generic measure that may be used to assess self-care in T2DM adults. The therapeutic self-care scale European Portuguese version (TSCS-EPV) is a validated generic measure that may be used to assess self-care in T2DM adults. Aim: To examine the psychometric properties of the TSCS-EP version in T2DM adults, in primary health care. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study in a convenience sample of 80 adults with T2DM from two primary health care centers in Portugal was conducted. Individuals completed the Portuguese version of the TSC scale. Results: A three-factor solution emerged from the principal component analysis: “Recognizing and managing signs and symptoms”; “Managing changes in health condition” and “Managing medication”, explaining 75% of the total variance. Total scale Cronbach’s alpha was 0.884 and for the three factors ranged from 0.808 to 0.954. Conclusion: the therapeutic self-care scale European Portuguese version is a promising scale for assessing therapeutic self-care abilities in adults with T2DM in primary care settings. More consistent results on its validity and reliability are needed for it to be used in the country.