Illness Perception and Depressive Symptoms among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study in Clinical Settings in Nepal

Table 2

Reliability test (Cronbach alpha) for illness perception and BDI-II scale.

Scales	Mean	SD	Cronbach alpha value
Identity	6.6	3.7	0.738
Timeline (acute and chronic)	21.5	3.8	0.83
Consequences	17.7	3.8	0.644
Personal control	22.7	2.4	0.5
Treatment control	16.9	2.2	0.3
Illness coherence	16.1	3.9	0.828
Timeline (cyclical)	11.7	3.4	0.785
Emotional representation	17.9	4.9	0.839
Cause	49.7	7.5	0.726
Depression (BDI-II) scale	12.9	8.1	0.869