Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish translation of the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale (PDDS). METHODS: The PDDS is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 20 items. After obtaining permission from the scale developers, the study commenced. First, a systematic adaptation of the scale into the Turkish language was performed including translation, expert panel review, back translation, and pilot study. Test-retest was applied to 35 participants. After these procedures, data collection was undertaken using the adapted PDDS and a demographic data collection form. The collected data were analyzed for reliability, including stability of the scale with test-retest and internal consistency of the scale (Cronbach’s α), and validity including construct validity of the scale with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). RESULTS: The parents of 210 teenagers, aged >11 and 2.4 points as “high distress”. This showed that the majority of the parents in the study experienced moderate or severe diabetes-related distress. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The Turkish version of the PDDS fulfilled the validity and reliability tests at an acceptable level.