RT Journal Article
T1 Diabetes Mellitus Family Assessment Instruments: A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties
A1 Soares, Vânia Lídia
A1 Lemos, Sara
A1 Barbieri Figueiredo, Maria do Céu
A1 Soares Morais, Maria Carminda
A1 Sequeira, Carlos
AB Although many instruments are used to assess the families of people with diabetes,their measurement properties have not been systematically reviewed. We aimed to identify andevaluate the psychometric properties of the instruments used to assess family functioning in adultswith diabetes. Methods: A systematic literature review, according to the JBI systematic reviewsof measurement properties, was conducted using different databases, including gray literature.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021239733. Two independent reviewers searched, screened, and assessed the risk of bias among the articles according to the COSMIN methodology. The quality of each included instrument was assessed using the updated criteria for good measurement properties. Results: Eighty-one studies were included, and thirty-one eligible instruments were identified. The psychometric properties frequently assessed were structural validity, internal consistency, and construct validity. Conclusions: Although 31 instruments were included, none of their psychometric properties were scored as “very good”. From the instruments scored as adequate on development and content validity, five stood out for their quality appraisal. The development of new instruments is not recommended. More studies should be conducted on the existing instruments to assess the less commonly evaluated psychometric properties. Using valid instruments to develop and evaluate interventions is essential to promote health literacy and the effectiveness of diabetes management.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22281
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22281
LA eng
NO Soares, V. L., Lemos, S., Barbieri-Figueiredo, M. do C., Morais, M. C. S., & Sequeira, C. (2023). Diabetes Mellitus Family Assessment Instruments: A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 20, Issue 2, p. 1325). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021325
NO Funding for open access charge: University of Huelva/CBUA. This work was supported by National Funds FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under grant UI/BD/151516/2021.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 15 jun 2026