Table 2.
- Correlation of SADDS–17 scores with participants’ demographics and psychological predictors.
| Variables | Total score | Factor 1 (regimen-related distress) | Factor 2 (emotional burden) | Factor 3 (physician-related distress) | Factor 4 (interpersonal distress) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.08 | -0.151 | 0.154 | 0.134 | -0.018 |
| Age | 0.031 | -0.056 | -0.029 | 0.036 | 0.104 |
| Social status | 0.118 | -0.16 | 0.201* | 0.119 | 0.08 |
| Educational level | -0.184 | -0.002 | -0.115 | -0.133 | -0.107 |
| Occupation | -0.153 | 0.059 | -0.254† | 0.008 | -0.073 |
| Family income | -0.096 | 0.13 | -0.187 | -0.01 | -0.128 |
| Duration of diabetes | 0.086 | 0.128 | 0.117 | -0.097 | -0.021 |
| Number of family members under your care | -0.114 | 0.054 | -0.128 | -0.042 | -0.163 |
| Smoking | -.195* | -0.146 | -0.081 | -0.101 | -0.007 |
| Cigarettes | 0.162 | 0.067 | 0.008 | 0.16 | 0.101 |
| Hookah | -0.015 | -0.108 | -0.028 | 0.101 | 0.026 |
| Anti-depressant medication | -0.138 | 0.04 | -.210* | -0.007 | -0.115 |
| Visual analogue scale for medication adherence | -0.263† | -0.317† | -0.1 | -0.087 | 0.02 |
| Quality of life physical health domain | -0.146 | -0.043 | -0.109 | 0.01 | -0.183 |
| Quality of life psychological domain | -0.114 | -0.151 | -0.02 | 0.038 | -0.15 |
| Quality of life social relations domain | -0.238* | -0.09 | -0.158 | 0.025 | -0.321† |
| Quality of life environment domain | -0.270† | -0.083 | -0.115 | -0.087 | -0.333† |
| HADS - anxiety | 0.407† | -0.004 | 0.442† | 0.249† | 0.117 |
| HADS - depression | 0.392† | 0.091 | 0.420† | 0.153 | 0.102 |
*
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
†
Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). HADS: hospital anxiety and depression scale