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- The Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test was successfully translated into Arabic following WHO guidelines, aimed at making it accessible for Arabic-speaking patients.
- A total of 139 participants were involved in the study, with 34 participating in a second round of testing to ensure reliability.
- The translated test demonstrated high internal consistency (0.75) and excellent test-retest reliability (0.90), confirming it as a valid tool for assessing diabetes knowledge in Arabic-speaking populations.
Article Abstract
. To translate the revised Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test into the Arabic language and examine its psychometric properties. . Of the 139 participants recruited through King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 34 agreed to the second-round sample for retesting purposes. . The translation process followed the World Health Organization's guidelines for the translation and adaptation of instruments. All translations were examined for their validity and reliability. . The translation process revealed excellent results throughout all stages. The Arabic version received 0.75 for internal consistency via Cronbach's alpha test and excellent outcomes in terms of the test-retest reliability of the instrument with a mean of 0.90 infraclass correlation coefficient. It also received positive content validity index scores. The item-level content validity index for all instrument scales fell between 0.83 and 1 with a mean scale-level index of 0.96. . The Arabic version is proven to be a reliable and valid measure of patient's knowledge that is ready to be used in clinical practices.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5141566 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9643714 | DOI Listing |
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