Table 2.

Principal components factor analysis of 11-item ARMS-D.

	n(%)		Factor Loadings
Items:	endorsing		Medication
		M±SD		Refill
How often do you…	itema		Taking
1. forget to take your diabetes medicine(s)?	167(53.2)	1.6±0.6	0.75	(0.25)
2. decide not to take your diabetes medicine(s)?	82(26.1)	1.4±0.7	0.74	(0.16)
3. forget to get your diabetes prescription(s) filled?	66(20.0)	1.3±0.6	(0.49)	0.68
4. run out of your diabetes medicine(s)?	131(41.7)	1.5±0.7	(0.21)	0.82
5. skip a dose of diabetes medicine(s) before you go to the doctor?	99(31.5)	1.4±0.7	0.76	(0.21)
6. miss taking your diabetes medicine(s) when you feel better?	74(23.6)	1.3±0.6	0.83	(0.26)
7. miss taking your diabetes medicine(s) when you feel sick?	83(26.4)	1.4±0.7	0.73	(0.30)
8. miss taking your diabetes medicine(s) when you are careless?	136(43.3)	1.5±0.7	0.73	(0.40)
9. forget to take your diabetes medicine(s) when you are supposed to take it more than once a day?	122(38.9)	1.5±0.7	0.72	(0.30)
10. put off refilling your diabetes medicine(s) because they cost too much money?	58(18.5)	1.3±0.7	(0.30)	0.78
11. plan ahead and refill your medicine(s) before they run out? (reverse scored)	132(42.0)	1.7±1.0	(0.16)	0.81
Eigenvalue			6.06	1.26
Variance explained			55%	11%

M=mean, SD=standard deviation. Factor loadings in parentheses should not load onto the subscale.

^aIncludes participants who endorsed an item 2=“some of the time”, 3=“most of the time”, or 4=“all of the time.”