What is it about?
Insulin treatment appraisal scale (ITAS) is one of the most commonly used scale worldwide to assess psychological insulin resistance. However, previous Chinese version of ITAS was found to have translational problem in at least one of the items. This study has translated and validated the Chinese version of ITAS.
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Why is it important?
This Chinese version of ITAS (C-ITAS) can be used: 1. clinically, for healthcare professionals to undertand why patients refuse insulin therapy 2. for researchers to assess prelavance and develop treatments for patients with diabetes and with psychological insulin resistance.
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This page is a summary of: Translation and validation of the Insulin Treatment Appraisal Scale in Hong Kong primary care patients, Journal of Diabetes Investigation, July 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12704.
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