Validating the Utility of the Spanish Version of the American Diabetes Association Risk Test

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Risk Test, often used for decisions to blood glucose screen or not, lacks studies reporting the reliability or validity for the Spanish version of the tool. The objective of this study is to further validate the utility of the Spanish version of the ADA's...

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Published in:Clinical nursing research 2006-05, Vol.15 (2), p.107-118
Main Authors: Long, Janice, Rozo-Rivera, Astrid, Akers, Timothy, VanGeest, Jonathan B, Bairan, Annette, Fogarty, Kieran J, Sowell, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diabetes
Latino people
Reliability
Risks
Screening
Spanish language
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Summary:The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Risk Test, often used for decisions to blood glucose screen or not, lacks studies reporting the reliability or validity for the Spanish version of the tool. The objective of this study is to further validate the utility of the Spanish version of the ADA's Risk Test for Latino Populations. A convenience sample of 316 Latinos participated in this study. A positive but weak statistical correlation was found between blood glucose & the Risk Test score (.138), suggesting low reliability & validity of the Spanish version of the instrument. Two internal consistency estimates of reliability techniques were computed for the Risk Test for diabetes scale items, indicating low reliability. 3 Tables, 26 References. [Copyright 2006 Sage Publications, Inc.]
ISSN:1054-7738
DOI:10.117/1054773805285702