Development and psychometric properties of the 12-item diabetes fatalism scale

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-66

  Egede, Leonard E ^a,b,c   Ellis, Charles ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

DFS; Diabetese Fatalism Scale; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DIABETES FATALISM SCALE; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 12;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77951110302     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1168-5     Document Type: Article

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