Table 5.
Average acceptance of illness scores in the AIS scale within the group of diabetic women studied.
| Statement | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Me | Min. | Max. | SD | |
| I have a hard time adjusting to the limitations of my illness | 3.07 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.16 |
| Because of my health, I miss the things I like to do most | 3.46 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.24 |
| My illness makes me feel useless at times | 4.25 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.22 |
| Health problems make me more dependent on others than I want to be | 3.71 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.34 |
| My illness makes me a burden on my family and friends | 4.16 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.29 |
| My health makes me feel inadequate | 4.11 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.29 |
| I will never be self sufficient enough to make me happy | 4.24 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.19 |
| I think people are often uncomfortable being around me because of my illness | 3.67 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.38 |
| Total AIS score | 30.66 | 32.00 | 11.00 | 40.00 | 7.08 |