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. 2018 May;31(2):177–183. doi: 10.2337/ds17-0036

TABLE 1.

Descriptions of SKILLD Scale, DNT-15, and USDA Food Security Questionnaire

SKILLD Scale (10) • Validated 10-item survey developed to assess diabetes self-management and knowledge in low-literacy patients
• Score range: 0–10
DNT-15 (9) • Validated 15-question assessment developed to assess numerical literacy of patients with diabetes
• Questions include interpreting serving sizes and calculating insulin doses
• Score range: 0–15
USDA Food Security Questionnaire (24) • Validated open-source, 6-item questionnaire developed to determine food security in the United States
• Score range: 0–6
• Food security categories: high (0–1), low (2–4), very low (5–6)
• Lower score associated with greater food security