Reliability and Validity of the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey in Turkish Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

What is already known on this topic?What this study adds?Objective: The aim of this study was to show the reliability and validity of a Turkish version of Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Methods: A total of 200 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, ages 9-18 years, completed the DEPS-R Turkish version.In addition to tests of validity, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to investigate the factor structure of the 16-item Turkish version of DEPS-R.Results: The Turkish version of DEPS-R demonstrated satisfactory Cronbach's ∝ (0.847) and was significantly correlated with age (r=0.194;p<0.01), hemoglobin A 1c levels (r=0.303;p<0.01), and body mass index-standard deviation score (r=0.412;p<0.01) indicating criterion validity.Median DEPS-R scores of Turkish version for the total samples, females, and males were 11.0, 11.5, and 10.5, respectively.Conclusion: Disturbed eating behaviors and insulin restriction were associated with poor metabolic control.A short, self-administered diabetes-specific screening tool for disordered eating behavior can be used routinely in the clinical care of adolescents with type 1 diabetes.The Turkish version of DEPS-R is a valid screening tool for disordered eating behaviors in type 1 diabetes and it is potentially important to early detect disordered eating behaviors.Keywords: Diabetes eating problem survey-revised, distributed eating behaviors, type 1 diabetes mellitus, children and adolescent No validated disease-specific short screening tool for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Turkey has so far been established.The Turkish version of Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised can be used as a valid screening tool for disordered eating behaviors in type 1 diabetes.This short, self-administered diabetes-specific screening tool for disordered eating behavior can be used in the clinical care of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Noticing and treating eating disorders in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes is important because of their potentially severe consequences.Using a screening tool designed specifically for individuals with type 1 diabetes when assessing disturbed eating behaviors in this population is important.

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