Factor 1: Emotional‐ and management‐related problem (α = 0.897) |
Not having clear and concrete goals for your diabetes care |
1 |
0.94–1.30 |
18.5 |
0.562 |
0.895 |
Feeling discouraged with your diabetes treatment plan |
1 |
1.37–1.76 |
27.5 |
0.420 |
0.900 |
Feeling scared when you think about living with diabetes |
1 |
1.11–1.52 |
25.1 |
0.639 |
0.892 |
Feelings of deprivation regarding food and meals |
1 |
1.49–1.87 |
29.8 |
0.568 |
0.895 |
Feeling depressed when you think about living with diabetes |
0 |
0.85–1.21 |
17.6 |
0.729 |
0.889 |
Not knowing if your mood or feelings are related to your diabetes |
0 |
0.80–1.13 |
14.7 |
0.623 |
0.893 |
Feeling angry when you think about living with diabetes |
0 |
0.68–1.03 |
14.7 |
0.739 |
0.888 |
Feeling constantly concerned about food and eating |
1 |
1.18–1.54 |
22.3 |
0.681 |
0.890 |
Worrying about the future and the possibility of serious complications |
2 |
1.91–2.35 |
45.0 |
0.670 |
0.891 |
Feelings of guilt or anxiety when you get off track with your diabetes management |
1 |
0.99–1.34 |
17.5 |
0.663 |
0.891 |
Feeling that diabetes is taking up too much of your mental and physical energy every day |
1 |
0.88–1.22 |
15.6 |
0.620 |
0.893 |
Factor 2: Inability to cope with diabetes (α = 0.650) |
Feeling overwhelmed by your diabetes |
0 |
0.49–0.80 |
8.5 |
0.593 |
0.894 |
Not ‘accepting’ your diabetes |
0 |
0.36–0.64 |
6.2 |
0.488 |
0.897 |
Coping with complications of diabetes |
0 |
0.62–0.97 |
13.3 |
0.415 |
0.900 |
Factor 3: Support‐related problems |
Feeling alone with your diabetes |
0 |
0.28–0.51 |
4.7 |
0.329 |
0.901 |
Feeling that your friends and family are not supportive of your diabetes management efforts |
0 |
0.16–0.35 |
2.8 |
0.313 |
0.901 |