Table 2.
The social-support scale for self-care in middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes and its factors loading (n=204)
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I HAVE…. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 |
| 1. Somebody who encourages me to keep the recommended diet by my physician or nutritionist. |
0.181 |
0.737 |
0.059 |
0.215 |
−0.077 |
| 2. Somebody who shows how happy she/he is when I keep the recommended diet by my physician or nutritionist. |
0.200 |
0.807 |
0.165 |
0.057 |
0.034 |
| 3. Somebody who buys the necessary ingredients to cook appropriate foods for diabetics. |
0.317 |
0.615 |
0.234 |
0.095 |
0.098 |
| 4. Somebody who helps me to schedule for eating meals and snacks. |
0.432 |
0.486 |
0.426 |
0.160 |
0.069 |
| 5. Somebody who cooks appropriate foods for a diabetic patient for me. |
0.331 |
0.728 |
0.192 |
0.190 |
0.041 |
| 6. Somebody who warns me when I eat more or less than of my eating plan. |
0.280 |
0.753 |
0.212 |
0.287 |
0.012 |
| 7. Somebody who eats the foods that I can eat so that I do not have any temptation and can go on my diet. |
0.141 |
0.681 |
0.125 |
0.155 |
−0.083 |
| 8. Somebody who –before any meal or snack- tells me the ingredients of that food are appropriate for me or not. |
0.010 |
0.524 |
0.230 |
0.114 |
0.026 |
| 9. Somebody who reminds me repeatedly about the necessity of continuing my diet. |
0.156 |
0.673 |
0.404 |
0.153 |
0.105 |
| 10. Somebody who encourages me to have physical activity regularly. |
0.348 |
0.338 |
0.279 |
0.590 |
0.036 |
| 11. Somebody who reminds me about various methods of physical activity (exercise, job or household activities). |
0.261 |
0.409 |
0.237 |
0.637 |
0.051 |
| 12. Somebody who pays the cost of registering in a gym or buying equipment for physical activity. |
0.249 |
0.154 |
0.096 |
0.835 |
−0.039 |
| 13. Somebody who reminds me that I must have more physical activity when I am lazy. |
0.233 |
0.331 |
0.120 |
0.747 |
−0.063 |
| 14. Somebody who asks me to join him/her for exercise. |
−0.016 |
0.094 |
0.151 |
0.837 |
0.104 |
| 15. Somebody who always asks me about the result of my blood glucose test. |
0.059 |
0.434 |
0.577 |
0.247 |
0.110 |
| 16. Somebody who pays attention and reads the amount of my blood glucose from the glucometer while self-monitoring of blood glucose. |
0.217 |
0.197 |
0.834 |
0.164 |
−0.030 |
| 17. Somebody who helps me to monitor the glucose of my blood by glucometer when I am not strong enough. |
0.307 |
0.195 |
0.794 |
0.128 |
−0.010 |
| 18. Somebody who reminds me about the time of blood glucose test in laboratory every 3 months. |
0.503 |
0.320 |
0.605 |
0.172 |
0.018 |
| 19. Somebody who checks all the necessary equipment to perform Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose. |
0.360 |
0.267 |
0.744 |
0.126 |
0.008 |
| 20. Somebody who encourages me to perform Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose independently. |
0.427 |
0.309 |
0.553 |
0.117 |
0.074 |
| 21. Somebody who pays attention to the signs of hypoglycemia in me. |
0.476 |
0.251 |
0.651 |
0.153 |
0.049 |
| 22. Somebody who gives me educational materials (CD, book and etc.) about foot care in diabetics. |
0.718 |
0.149 |
0.307 |
0.231 |
0.164 |
| 23. Somebody who reminds me of the daily foot care. |
0.802 |
0.201 |
0.242 |
0.113 |
0.192 |
| 24. Somebody who encourages me to perform daily foot care. |
0.815 |
0.278 |
0.244 |
0.101 |
0.108 |
| 25. Somebody who performs daily foot care for me when I am not strong enough. |
0.796 |
0.130 |
0.308 |
0.181 |
0.058 |
| 26. Somebody who always makes sure that all necessary things for foot care such as warm water and mild soap are available. |
0.728 |
0.335 |
0.130 |
0.230 |
0.064 |
| 27. Somebody who helps me with foot care. |
0.784 |
0.232 |
0.253 |
0.123 |
0.195 |
| 28. Somebody who helps and encourages me to quit smoking. |
0.135 |
0.006 |
0.030 |
0.048 |
0.954 |
| 29. Somebody who registers me in a smoke quitting center. |
0.148 |
0.002 |
0.025 |
0.003 |
0.970 |
| 30. Somebody who gives me educational materials (CD, book and etc.) about smoking and its effects on diabetics. |
0.171 |
0.027 |
0.017 |
0.006 |
0.948 |
|
Eigenvalue |
13.4 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
|
Explained Variance (%) |
44.7 |
10.4 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
| Cumulative Variance (%) | 44.7 | 55.1 | 61.9 | 67.7 | 72.3 |
Factor 1: Foot care, Factor 2: Nutrition, Factor 3: Self-monitoring of blood glucose, Factor 4: Physical activity, Factor 5: Smoking.