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

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-03, Vol.19 (7), p.3750
• Main Authors: Cardoso, Ana Filipa, Queirós, Paulo, Amaral, António Salgueiro, Fontes-Ribeiro, Carlos, Rosa, Amorim, Cruz, Rui, Neto, Matilde Agostinho, Felizardo, Helena, Sidani, Souraya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Adult; Adults; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic illnesses; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision making; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy; Health care; Humans; Hypoglycemia; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing care; Patient admissions; Pilot Projects; Portugal; Primary care; Primary Health Care; Principal components analysis; Professionals; Quality of life; Reproducibility of Results; Self Care; Signs and symptoms; Sociodemographics; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptom management; Validity
• ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19073750

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. To examine the psychometric properties of the TSCS-EP version in T2DM adults, in primary health care. 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. 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. 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.