Eva Fenwick|Jing Xie|Gwyn Rees|Robert P. Finger|Ecosse L. Lamoureux
Factors Associated with Knowledge of Diabetes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Using the Diabetes Knowledge Test Validated with Rasch Analysis
Centre for Eye Research Australia|The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital|Centre for Eye Research Australia|The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital|Centre for Eye Research Australia|The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital|Centre for Eye Research Australia|The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital|Singapore National Eye Center|Singapore Eye Research Institute|University of Bonn|Duke-NUS Medical School|Centre for Eye Research Australia|The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital|Singapore National Eye Center|Singapore Eye Research Institute
patients type 2 diabetes determine factors associated diabetes knowledge derived rasch analysis compare results traditional raw scoring methodparticipants crosssectional study underwent comprehensive clinical biochemical assessment diabetes knowledge main outcome assessed using diabetes knowledge test dkt psychometrically validated using rasch analysis relationship diabetes knowledge risk factors identified univariate analyses examined using multivariable linear regression results using raw raschtransformed methods descriptively compared181 patients mean agestandard deviation 6697917 years 113 62 male included using raschderived dkt scores greater education 114 ci 025204 p 0013 seen ophthalmologist 165 ci 063266 p 0002 spoke english home 137 ci 043231 p 0005 significantly better diabetes knowledge less education seen ophthalmologist spoke language english respectively patients members national diabetes service scheme ndss seen diabetes educator also better diabetes knowledge counterparts higher hba1c level independently associated worse diabetes knowledge using raw measures access ophthalmologist ndss membership independently associated diabetes knowledgesociodemographic clinical service use factors independently associated diabetes knowledge based raw scores raschderived scores supports implementation targeted interventions improve patients knowledge choice psychometric analytical method affect study outcomes considered intervention development