Select A Tool, Survey, Or Instrument For Assessment

Select A Tool Survey Or Instrument That Can Be Use For An Improv

1. Select a tool, survey, or instrument, that can be used for an improvement project titled "Determining the effect of in-class education versus handing out printed education materials to patients with uncontrolled diabetes." Support with references.

2. Describe the chosen survey, instrument, or tool that you plan to use in your project. Describe the tool in terms of name, number of items, how it is answered (Likert scale, yes/no, open answers, etc.), and the total score. Describe the level of measurement for this instrument. Support with references (50-75 words).

3. Describe the validity and reliability of the instrument you chose and explain how is this different from external and internal validity? (50-75 words).

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The selected instrument for this project is the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ), a validated tool designed to measure patients' self-management behaviors related to diabetes care (Schmitt et al., 2013). The DSMQ contains 16 items answered on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree," with total scores reflecting overall self-management level (Schmitt et al., 2013). The measurement level is ordinal, as responses are ranked but not equally spaced (Polit & Beck, 2017). The DSMQ exhibits strong validity, evidenced by significant correlations with clinical outcomes such as HbA1c levels, and reliability demonstrated by high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha above 0.80) (Schmitt et al., 2013). Validity refers to how well the instrument measures the intended construct, whereas reliability indicates the consistency of the measurement across time and items. External validity concerns the generalizability of results beyond the study sample, while internal validity pertains to the accuracy within the study context (Creswell, 2014).

References

  • Schmitt, A., et al. (2013). The Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ): Development and evaluation of a new instrument to assess diabetes self-care activities. Patient Education and Counseling, 89(2), 247–255.
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  • Schmitt, A., et al. (2014). The psychometric properties of the German version of the DSMQ in patients with diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 31(2), 160–168.
  • Toobert, D. J., et al. (2000). The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities measure: Results from 7 studies. Diabetes Care, 23(7), 943–950.
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