Knowledge of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescents: Psychometric Analysis of Instrument.

The study evaluates the psychometric properties of the instrument Knowledge of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescents. T2DM is on the increase among adolescents and there are no instruments to assess knowledge of risk factors in this population. The author revised parts of an adult instrument and reviewed the items for content validity.