College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Oman Medical Speciality Board, Muscat, Oman.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Jul 14;22(1):563. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04897-4.
There is a lack of validated tools to assess adherence to gestational diabetes (GDM) management plan among women with GDM. This study aimed to translate the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activity (SDSCA) into Arabic, culturally adapt it, and test its psychometric properties among women with GDM.
A multiphase study was used to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of SDSCA using the following steps: (1) cultural and linguistic validation; (2) content and face validity testing; (3) construct validity testing; and (4) internal validity testing. Nineghty pregnant women with GDM were recruited to meet the purpose of this study.
The Arabic version of the adapted SDSCA tool revealed adequate content validity, satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.74), and test-retest reliability (Pearson correlation coefficient = .67). Exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors that fit data satisfactory: diet, exercise, and blood glucose monitoring.
This study showed that the adapted Arabic SDSCA tool is an easy, valid, and reliable tool to assess pregnant women's adherence to GDM management plan.
目前缺乏评估妊娠期糖尿病（GDM）患者遵循 GDM 管理计划情况的有效工具。本研究旨在将糖尿病自我护理活动概要（SDSCA）翻译成阿拉伯语并对其进行文化调适，然后测试其在 GDM 患者中的心理测量学特性。
采用多阶段研究方法，通过以下步骤对 SDSCA 的阿拉伯语版本进行翻译和心理测量学特性评估：（1）文化和语言验证；（2）内容和表面有效性测试；（3）结构有效性测试；（4）内部有效性测试。本研究共招募了 90 名患有 GDM 的孕妇，以满足本研究的目的。
改编后的 SDSCA 工具的阿拉伯语版本显示出足够的内容有效性、令人满意的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha=0.74）和测试-重测信度（Pearson 相关系数=0.67）。探索性因子分析显示，有三个因素能很好地拟合数据：饮食、运动和血糖监测。
本研究表明，改编后的阿拉伯语 SDSCA 工具是一种简单、有效且可靠的工具，可用于评估孕妇对 GDM 管理计划的依从性。
