Jessica L. Browne|Adriana D Ventura|Kylie Mosely|Jane Speight
Measuring the Stigma Surrounding Type 2 Diabetes: Development and Validation of the Type 2 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-2)
Deakin University|Diabetes Australia|Deakin University|Diabetes Australia|Diabetes Australia|Australian Catholic University|Deakin University|Diabetes Australia
develop validate selfreport measure perceived experienced stigma use adults type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes stigma assessment scale dsas2an item pool drafted based qualitative data 25 adults type 2 diabetes content healthrelated stigma questionnaires thirteen adults type 2 diabetes completed 57 draft diabetes stigma items participated cognitive debriefing interviews based participant feedback pool reduced 48 items 5point likert scale strongly disagree strongly agree total 1064 adults type 2 diabetes completed survey including 48 items validated measures data subject principal components analysis spearman correlationsthe scale reduced 19 items unforced threefactor solution indicative three subscales treated differently 6 items 088 blame judgment 7 items 090 selfstigma 6 items 090 forced onefactor solution supported calculation total score 095 satisfactory concurrent convergent discriminant validity demonstratedthe 19item dsas2 reliable valid measure type 2 diabetes stigma rigorous design validation process resulted relatively brief measure perceived experienced stigma type 2 diabetes novel scale satisfactory psychometric properties available facilitate muchneeded research field