The Association between Diabetes-Related Distress and Medication Adherence in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Factor loadings, communalities (), and percent of variance for principal factor extraction and varimax rotation on items of diabetes distress.

Items	^a
Negative emotions about diabetes
Feeling discouraged with diabetes treatment plan	0.472				0.344
Scared about thoughts of living with diabetes	0.643				0.604
Uncomfortable social situations related to diabetes	0.640				0.495
Feeling depressed about thoughts of diabetes	0.708				0.689
Not knowing if mood is related to diabetes	0.709				0.597
Feeling overwhelmed by diabetes	0.466				0.494
Feeling angry about thought of living with diabetes	0.606				0.656
Worrying about the future and complications	0.610				0.519
Guilty and anxious when off-track management	0.603				0.435
Diabetes taking too much of mental energy	0.540				0.500
Feeling alone with diabetes	0.570				0.528
Coping with complications of diabetes	0.603				0.712
Feeling burned out	0.611				0.641
Dietary concerns and diabetes care
No clear or concrete goals for diabetes care		0.529			0.711
Feelings of deprivation regarding food and meals		0.596			0.600
Dissatisfaction with external support
Feeling unsatisfied with diabetes physician			0.464		0.736
Friends and family not supportive			0.596		0.627
Diabetes management helplessness
Coping with complications of diabetes				0.510	0.712
Feeling burned out by constant effort to manage diabetes				0.489	0.641
Percent variance	27.179	7.485	6.906	6.427

^aFactor labels: : negative emotions about diabetes; : dietary concerns and diabetes care; : dissatisfaction with external support; : diabetes management helplessness.