Measuring Type 1 diabetes stigma: development and validation of the Type 1 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-1).
Jessica L Hateley-BrowneA D VenturaK MoselyProf Jane SpeightPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)
The 19-item DSAS-1 is a valid and reliable measure of the perceptions and experiences of Type 1 diabetes stigma. This novel, relatively brief measure has satisfactory psychometric properties. The DSAS-1 is now available for investigations into the nature and magnitude of the relationships between diabetes stigma and diabetes self-care behaviours and outcomes.