Table 3.
Dimensions and items of the Diabetes-39 instrument for older people with diabetes mellitus (DM) treated at the Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto geriatrics service between 2020 and 2022, Belem, Pará, Brazil (N=54).
| Diabetes-39 instrument | Mean (SD) | P value | z score | |||
| By dimensions | ||||||
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Energy and mobility | 3.53 (1.71) | .005 | 2.93 | ||
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Diabetes control | 3.60 (1.81) | <.001 | 2.94 | ||
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Anxiety and worry | 3.96 (1.82) | <.001 | 4.52 | ||
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Social overload | 2.97 (1.76) | <.001 | 2.36 | ||
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Sexual functioning | 2.91 (2.11) | <.001 | 2.38 | ||
| By items | ||||||
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1. Daily use of medication | 3.44 (2.10) | <.001 | 3.38 | ||
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2. Concern about financial issues | 4.55 (1.82) | <.001 | 3.84 | ||
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3. Decrease or lack of energy | 3.88 (2.29) | .005 | 4.50 | ||
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4. Follow prescribed treatment | 3.62 (2.42) | <.001 | 2.96 | ||
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5. Dietary restrictions | 4.51 (2.24) | <.001 | 5.65 | ||
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6. Worries about your future | 4.44 (2.10) | <.001 | 3.50 | ||
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7. Health problems other than DM | 3.70 (2.33) | <.001 | 3.96 | ||
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8. Stress or pressure in your life | 3.66 (2.48) | <.001 | 3.53 | ||
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9. Feeling of weakness | 4.00 (2.40) | <.001 | 3.88 | ||
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10. How far you can walk | 3.44 (2.56) | <.001 | 3.34 | ||
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11. Need for regular exercise | 2.44 (2.24) | <.001 | 2.34 | ||
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12. Loss or blurring of vision | 3.77 (2.08) | <.001 | 4.46 | ||
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13. Not being able to do what you want | 4.62 (2.16) | <.001 | 3.65 | ||
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14. Having diabetes | 4.85 (2.36) | <.001 | 4.26 | ||
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15. Losing control of sugar levels | 4.81 (1.94) | <.001 | 4.07 | ||
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16. Diseases other than diabetes | 3.62 (2.35) | <.001 | 4.61 | ||
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17. Having to test sugar levels | 3.25 (2.37) | <.001 | 2.38 | ||
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18. Time needed for control | 3.37 (2.25) | <.001 | 3.65 | ||
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19. Diabetes restrictions on family and friends | 3.77 (2.29) | <.001 | 2.42 | ||
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20. Embarrassment for having diabetes | 2.85 (2.17) | <.001 | 2.00 | ||
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21. Diabetes interfering with your sex life | 3.22 (2.42) | <.001 | 1.11 | ||
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22. Feeling of sadness or depression | 3.22 (2.43) | <.001 | 2.61 | ||
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23. Problems with sexual function | 2.70 (2.31) | <.001 | 1.00 | ||
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24. Try to keep diabetes under control | 3.29 (2.23) | <.001 | 3.27 | ||
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25. Complications due to your diabetes | 4.62 (1.88) | <.001 | 4.03 | ||
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26. Doing things that family and friends don’t do | 3.33 (2.23) | <.001 | 2.11 | ||
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27. Keep track of sugar levels | 1.92 (1.81) | <.001 | 1.30 | ||
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28. Need to eat at regular intervals | 2.59 (1.88) | <.001 | 2.57 | ||
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29. Not being able to do household activities | 3.77 (2.54) | <.001 | 2.84 | ||
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30. Decreased interest in sex | 2.81 (2.11) | <.001 | 1.88 | ||
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31. Having an organized routine for diabetes | 3.00 (2.28) | <.001 | 2.57 | ||
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32. Need to rest several times a day | 3.25 (2.36) | <.001 | 4.11 | ||
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33. Difficulties in climbing stairs | 3.88 (2.50) | <.001 | 3.77 | ||
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34. Difficulties in taking care of yourself | 1.62 (1.71) | <.001 | 1.88 | ||
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35. Agitated sleep | 3.25 (2.28) | <.001 | 3.92 | ||
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36. Walking slower than others | 3.11 (2.30) | <.001 | 3.57 | ||
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37. Being called diabetic | 1.88 (1.76) | <.001 | 1.00 | ||
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38. Having diabetes interfere in your family life | 3.03 (2.27) | <.001 | 1.23 | ||
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39. Diabetes in general | 4.66 (2.03) | <.001 | 5.57 | ||