Factores involucrados en la adhesión al tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo II en una muestra de pacientes diabéticos de la zona norte de Costa Rica: un estudio psicométrico

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.

• Autores: Villalobos-Pérez, Alfonso; Quirós-Morales, Diego; León-Sanabria, Giovanny; Brenes-Sáenz, Juan C.
• Fecha de publicación: 2007
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional USTA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/40244
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/diversitas/article/view/213; http://hdl.handle.net/11634/40244
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2