Table 1.

Description of Diabetes Care Profile Scales, number of items, and Cronbach’s alpha for Sample

Scale	Number of Items	Description	alpha
Control Problems*	18	Frequency of symptoms of hyper and hypoglycemia, and frequency of reasons that blood sugar become too high or too low	.89
Social & Personal Factors	13	Frequency of feeling that diabetes keeps from being able to perform normal activities (meeting family responsibilities, being active, eating as much food as wanted)	.88
Positive Attitude	5	Feeling satisfied with life, feeling things are going well	.80
Negative Attitude	6	Feeling afraid, unhappy, depressed, or dissatisfied with life because of diabetes	.86
Self-Care Adherence	4	Frequency of blood sugar and weight kept in good control, tasks (diet, medicine, exercise) done that are needed for diabetes management, and feelings about diabetes (fear, worry, anger) handled well	.68
Diet Adherence	4	If instructed by a health care provider, the frequency in following meal plan, weighing or measuring food portion, scheduling meals, and using food group/exchange lists in plan meals	.86