September 10, 2025Nursing ReportsOpen Access

Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Teen Version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale—A Validation Study

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Validation study confirms PAID-T's psychometric properties in adolescents with diabetes, highlighting emotional burden implications.

The Serbian adaptation of the PAID-T effectively measures diabetes-specific distress in adolescents.
Factor analysis supported a unified construct of diabetes distress, with strong reliability metrics (Cronbach's α = 0.92).
Significant correlations were found between PAID-T scores and treatment adherence, emotional burden, and perceived social support.
Mean PAID-T scores in adolescents with type 1 diabetes were clinically significant, indicating the need for routine screening.

Smuđa et al. (2025) studied this question.

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