Serin, Emine KaplanSaritas, Seyhan Citlik2024-08-042024-08-0420221061-37491945-7049https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-D-21-00032https://hdl.handle.net/11616/101074Background and Objective: This study was carried out as a validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Diabetes Fatalism Scale (DFS) and to investigate its psychometric properties in the Turkish society with type 2 diabetes patients. Methods: Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to assess the scale's factor structure. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to validate the best fit model. Results: The explanatory factor analysis and CFA results confirmed the three-factor structure of the scale. The Cronbach's alpha, item-total correlation and test-retest analyses showed high reliability. Conclusion: The results showed that DFS is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating fatalism in diabetic patients from a Turkish population.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDiabetes Fatalism Scale (DFS)reliabilitytype 2 diabetesvalidityArticle3047217323451843610.1891/JNM-D-21-000322-s2.0-85144586048Q3WOS:001119231800011N/A