Adaptation Study of the Newest Vital Sign on Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Healthy Adolescents in Turkish. Issue 2 (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bayındır Gümüş, Aylin; Keser, Alev; Şıklar, Zeynep; Berberoğlu, Merih
• Is Part Of: Topics in clinical nutrition. Volume 37:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 142
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: health literacy -- number literacy -- reliability and validity -- type 1 diabetes; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Diet therapy -- Periodicals; Children -- Nutrition -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000280
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1550-5146

Abstract

Abstract : The current study aimed to establish validity and reliability of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) in 255 Turkish adolescents aged 11 to 18 years with and without type 1 diabetes and evaluate their health literacy with age, gender, and health status. The t values of items in the NVS were found to be statistically significant and the calculated Cronbach's α coefficient value indicated that the reliability is at a medium level; 7.5%, 42%, and 56.5% of adolescents had respectively inadequate, limited, and adequate health literacy. There is a negative relationship between the health literacy of adolescents with diabetes and their HbA1c ( P < .05). This study confirms that the NVS is a valid and reliable tool for Turkish adolescents.