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The aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES-SF), namely its reliability and validity. <b><i>Method:<\/i><\/b> A methodological nature study was conducted, with a convenience sample comprising 123 participants with diabetes mellitus type 2. In a primary health care context, the participants were asked to fill the DES-SF, the Diabetes Self-care Scale, and a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire. Four weeks later and in order to evaluate stability over time, the self-efficacy scale was administered to a sub-sample comprised of 23 of these participants. <b><i>Results:<\/i><\/b> The study showed good internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s alpha coefficient of 0.83) and stability over time (<i>r<\/i> = 0.532, <i>p<\/i> = 0.009) of the DES-SF. The adjustment indices of the confirmatory factor analysis suggested the unidimensional nature of the scale. A positive association was found between self-efficacy and schooling (<i>r<\/i> = 0.209, <i>p<\/i> = 0.020), and self-care behaviours, in particular dietary (<i>r<\/i> = 0.221, <i>p<\/i> = 0.023) and physical exercise (<i>r<\/i> = 0.296, <i>p<\/i> = 0.002). <b><i>Conclusion:<\/i><\/b> Reliability and validity of the DES-SF was confirmed, which demonstrates its usefulness in the context of clinical practice or in research studies involving the Portuguese population.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/000504629","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,2]],"date-time":"2019-12-02T22:00:25Z","timestamp":1575324025000},"page":"66-72","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Study of the Psychometric Properties of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale Short Form (DES-SF)"],"prefix":"10.1159","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Maria\u00a0Rui","family":"Sousa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Matilde","family":"Almeida","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Helena","family":"Loureiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Teresa","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"127","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1155\/2016\/5671492"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2337\/dc12-2305"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2337\/dc18-S004"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pec.2009.09.029"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2337\/diacare.23.6.739"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4067\/s0717-95532018000100203"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12955-018-0901-3"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2337\/diacare.26.5.1641-a"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1476750317736369"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.20344\/amp.5679"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/S1518-8787.2017051006336"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000492084"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2019-00198"},{"key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1474515114566157"},{"key":"ref15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pec.2015.08.021"}],"container-title":["Portuguese Journal of Public Health"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/504629","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/504629","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,23]],"date-time":"2025-04-23T16:13:14Z","timestamp":1745424794000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article\/doi\/10.1159\/000504629"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019]]},"references-count":15,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2-3","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,23]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,29]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000504629","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["2504-3137","2504-3145"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"2504-3137"},{"type":"electronic","value":"2504-3145"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019]]}}}