Research Article
Identification of Psychological Factors Associated with Adherence to Self-Care Behaviors amongst Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Table 2
Means (SD), minimum and maximum scores, scales, and Cronbach’s alpha for variables (
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| | Minimum | Maximum | Mean (SD) | Score | Cronbach’s alpha |
| Level of training in diabetes management | 1 | 10 | 7.3 (1.6) | 0-10 | | Level of motivation for self-care | 1 | 10 | 6.6 (2.4) | 1-10 | | Level of awareness of the disease | 0 | 10 | 8.6 (1.6) | 0-10 | | Level of importance given to the disease | 0 | 10 | 8.3 (1.8) | 0-10 | | Level of perceived severity | 0 | 10 | 7.2 (2.2) | 0-10 | | Self-efficacy | 15 | 50 | 37.2 (6.7) | 1-50 | 0.89 | Conscientiousness | 11 | 35 | 26.2 (4.8) | 7-35 | 0.69 | Positive affect | 0 | 30 | 18.9 (6.3) | 0-30 | 0.86 | Negative affect | 0 | 30 | 11.1 (6.7) | 0-30 | 0.78 | Anxiety | 1 | 21 | 8.4 (3.0) | 0-21 | 0.55 | Depression | 0 | 17 | 4.7 (3.7) | 0-21 | 0.77 | Diabetes-related distress | 0 | 80 | 37.5 (18.9) | 0-100 | 0.94 | Fear of hypoglycemia | 1 | 5 | 3.5 (1.3) | 1-5 | | Concern about hypoglycemia | 1 | 5 | 3.7 (1.1) | 1-5 | | Concern about complications | 1 | 5 | 4.1 (1.0) | 1-5 | | Interference of diabetes (ViDa1) | 12 | 57 | 29 (9.8) | 12-60 | 0.86 | Self-care (ViDa1) | 15 | 55 | 41.6 (7.9) | 11-55 | 0.84 | Well-being (ViDa1) | 8 | 30 | 22.5 (5.1) | 6-30 | 0.76 | Worry about the disease (ViDa1) | 5 | 25 | 18.9 (4.1) | 5-25 | 0.70 | Social support | 34 | 95 | 83.7 (12.5) | 19-95 | 0.95 | Self-care (SCI-R) | 8.3 | 100 | 65.4 (15.1) | 0-100 | 0.79 |
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