Zeitschrift für klinischen Diabetes

Abstrakt

Measurement Properties and Factor Analysis of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale Short Form (DFSSF) in Brazil

Uiara Aline de Oliveira Kaizer

Among the instruments available in foreign literature to assess the Quality of Life (QoL) of people with Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU), the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale (DFS) stands out, due to its applicability, acceptability, and satisfactory evidence of measurement properties in different countries. Thus, this short commentary was aimed at presenting to the community the performance of the Diabetic Foot ulcer Scale-Short Form (DFS-SF) instrument in the Brazilian population. A methodological study was carried out, with 290 people with DFU in outpatient follow-up, in which the measurement properties were demonstrated: evaluation of reliability, acceptability, practicability, ceiling and floor effects, responsiveness and structural construct validity. The results show that it is a tool with satisfactory measurement properties to assess the QoL of people with DFU.