Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Assessing sexual and reproductive health dimensions tools in women with type 1 diabetes mellitus with regard to Consensus‑based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments checklist

Authors

. Nasrin Azimi 1
. Abbas Ebadi 2
. Hamid Alavi Majd 3
. Assadollah Rajab 4
. Giti Ozgoli 5

1 Studennt Research Committee, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Midwifery, School of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Alborz, Iran

2 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Biostatistics, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Iranian Diabetes Society, Tehran, Iran,

5 Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
A valid tool is of paramount importance in determining women’s sexual and reproductive health
status, meeting their health needs, and recognizing the effectiveness of some interventions. This
review study aimed to assess sexual and reproductive health dimensions tools in women with type
1 diabetes mellitus with regard to Consensus‑based Standards for the selection of health status
Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist. In this review study, in addition to Iranian databases
(MagIran, Sid, Irandoc), non‑Iranian databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science)
and Google Scholar search engine were considered. The mentioned databases were searched
for articles in English and Persian published within 2000–2019, using the search strategy for each
database and Boolean operators along with appropriate keywords according to the MESH term.
Articles with nonresearcher‑made tools measuring the sexual and reproductive health concepts
and dimensions were included in the present study. Afterward, the psychometric properties of the
tools were assessed according to the COSMIN checklist. In the selected articles, there were 14
psychometrically valid tools to be assessed from 151 articles containing the sexual and reproductive
health dimensions; among which, seven tools were evaluated with regard to COSMIN. None of
the tools also had all the features noted in COSMIN. Moreover, all the concerned scales were not
interpretable and accountable; however, a majority of them had internal consistency and construct
validity. In this study, there was no valid and specific tool for measuring sexual‑reproductive health
status in this population group. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a valid tool according to the
dimensions and needs of specific reproductive health in type 1 diabetes.

Keywords

Consensus‑based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement Instruments
sexual and reproductive health
type 1 diabetes mellitus
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 10, Issue 11
November 2020
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