SCI – U: Validation of an updated Self-Care Inventory for contemporary diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
The updated, shortened SCI-U is a reliable, valid measure for assessment of diabetes self-management behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents with T1D in 4 regions of the United States; mean age 15.5 ± 1.5, 56 % female, 59 % non-Hispanic White
- Participants
- 369 adolescents
- Outcome
- Reliability and validity of SCI-U
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsexpert-driven iterative development, 8-item measure, 4 US regions, baseline data of two intervention trials
- Expert-driven iterative development
- 8-item measure
- 4 US regions
- Baseline data of two intervention trials
Performance
As reported in the abstract
baseline
Reliability, adolescent self-report version (α)
0.68
Reliability, caregiver proxy version (α)
0.75
Original publication
SCI – U: Validation of an updated Self-Care Inventory for contemporary diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 30 April 2025. doi:10.
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