Diabetes-related instrument to assess preventive behaviors among adolescents (DIAPBA): a tool development and psychometric research

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a chronic but preventable disease that is on the rise among adolescents. Evaluating adolescents’ behavior and planning to prevent it require a valid and reliable instrument. This study aims at designing a psychometric instrument to measure adolescents’ behavior...

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Main Authors: Ameneh Pooresmaeil Dorosteh, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Yadollah Mehrabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04632-2