Factors involved in the adhesion to the treatment of the diabetes mellitus type II in a sample of diabetic patients of the north zone of Costa Rica: a psychometric study

The Adhesion to the Treatment of the Diabetes Mellitus type II (EATDM-III©) scale was proved, which was composed by the factors Familiar Support, Organization and Communal Support, Physical Exercise, Medical checkup, Hygiene and Self-Care, Diet and Valuation of the Physical Training Conditions. The...

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Autor Principal: Villalobos-Pérez, Alfonso; Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas Avanzadas, Universidad Católica de Costa Rica
Otros Autores: Quirós-Morales, Diego; Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas Avanzadas, Universidad Católica de Costa Rica, León-Sanabria, Giovanny; Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas Avanzadas, Universidad Católica de Costa Rica, Brenes-Sáenz, Juan C.; Universidad Católica de Costa Rica, Programa de Investigación en Neurociencias y Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia 2007
Acceso en línea: http://revistas.usta.edu.co/index.php/diversitas/article/view/213
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Sumario: The Adhesion to the Treatment of the Diabetes Mellitus type II (EATDM-III©) scale was proved, which was composed by the factors Familiar Support, Organization and Communal Support, Physical Exercise, Medical checkup, Hygiene and Self-Care, Diet and Valuation of the Physical Training Conditions. The investigation was made in public health centers of the North Zone of Costa Rica, n=59, both genders, it takes place during February-March of 2006. The instrument demonstrated a high reliability (á=0,92). Significant correlations were obtained (p<0,05) between each factor and in the total relation factor-Scale. The EATDM-III© is an valuable instrument to measure the adhesion to the treatment in people with Diabetes Mellitus type II. Keywords: Adhesion to the treatment, Diabetes mellitus type II, Reliability, Correlation coefficients, Factorial structure.