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. 2023 Jan 24;7:e43535. doi: 10.2196/43535

Table 2.

Outcomes of psychological tests: comparison of study participants with the general population.

Questionnaire General healthy population Studied population of patients with T1DMa at baseline (N=37) P valueb

People, n (%) Mean (SD) Patients, n (%) Mean (SD)
CISSc

Task-oriented score 151 (100) 56.95 (8.65) 34 (92)d 58.09 (10.33) .581

Emotion-oriented scorea 151 (100) 45.16 (9.94) 34 (92)d 36.94 (10.65) <.001

Avoidance-oriented score 151 (100) 43.54 (8.64) 34 (92)d 40.78 (9.05) .105

Distraction scorea 151 (100) 19.11 (5.51) 34 (92)d 16.34 (4.40) .002

Social diversion score 151 (100) 16.42 (3.62) 34 (92)d 16.44 (4.09) .979
Brief-COPEe

Active copinga 590 (100) 1.57 (0.79) 37 (100) 2.22 (0.69) .003

Planninga 590 (100) 1.89 (0.79) 37 (100) 2.30 (0.69) .005

Positive reframinga 590 (100) 1.67 (0.77) 37 (100) 1.89 (0.54) .020

Acceptancea 590 (100) 1.78 (0.77) 37 (100) 2.11 (0.63) .002

Humora 590 (100) 0.82 (0.78) 37 (100) 1.16 (0.67) .003

Religion 590 (100) 0.85 (0.85) 37 (100) 0.87 (0.95) .900

Use of emotional support 590 (100) 1.66 (0.91) 37 (100) 1.93 (0.78) .043

Use of instrumental support 590 (100) 1.56 (0.93) 37 (100) 1.83 (0.8) .049

Self-distraction 590 (100) 1. 37 (0.84) 37 (100) 1.33 (0.61) .925

Denial 590 (100) 0.63 (0.71) 37 (100) 0.49 (0.51) .115

Ventinga 590 (100) 1.01 (0.69) 37 (100) 1.30 (0.67) .011

Substance use 590 (100) 0.37 (0.65) 37 (100) 0.32 (0.50) .563

Behavioral disengagement 590 (100) 0.58 (0.06) 37 (100) 0.57 (0.50) .907

Self-blame 590 (100) 1.20 (0.76) 37 (100) 1.04 (0.8) .237
STAIf

STAI X1 score (males, age 21-40 years) 89 (100) 37.25 (8.65) 13 (35)g 38.83 (10.77) .613

STAI X2 score (males, age 21-40 years) 89 (100) 39.46 (7.06) 13 (35)g 40.83 (9.01) .599

STAI X1 score (males, age 41-54 years) 73 (100) 38.16 (8.53) 7 (19)g 39.33 (8.08) .716

STAI X2 score (males, age 41-54 years) 73 (100) 42.20 (7.62) 7 (19)g 37.67 (9.29) .211

STAI X1 score (females, age 21-40 years) 90 (100) 36.89 (8.37) 9 (24)g 38.00 (8.93) .699

STAI X2 score (females, age 21-40 years) 90 (100) 43.27 (8.06) 9 (24)g 38.67 (12.19) .268

STAI X1 score (females, age 41-54 years) 97 (100) 41.07 (11.05) 6 (16)g 36.00 (7.18) .106

STAI X2 scorea (females, age 41-54 years) 97 (100) 47.80 (9.78) 6 (16)g 39.50 (9.27) .034
GSESh scorea 496 (100) 27.32 (5.32) 37 (100) 31.08 (2.99) <.001
PSS-10i scorea 1830 (100) 16.62 (7.50) 37 (100) 22.14 (4.27) <.001
SWLSj score 555 (100) 20.37 (5.32) 37 (100) 21.46 (4.53) .161
AISk scorea 70 (100); data for the general population with diabetes 24.81 (7.09) 37 (100) 32.17 (5.96) <.001
MHLC l Scale Form C

Internality score (age 26-35 years)a 70 (100) 27.81 (4.48) 8 (22)m 24.38 (3.18) .008

Doctors and other (powerful) people score (age 26-35 years)a 70 (100) 20.00 (4.61) 8 (22)m 24.50 (4.07) .003

Chance score (age 26-35 years) 70 (100) 16.93 (5.60) 8 (22)m 19.0 (6.57) .392

Internality score (age>36 years)a 485 (100) 24.87 (5.71) 28 (76)m 23.57 (2.37) .012

Doctors and other (powerful) people score (age>36 years) 485 (100) 23.43 (5.88) 28 (76)m 24.14 (4.26) .403

Chance score (age>36 years)a 485 (100) 21.05 (6.29) 28 (76)m 17.86 (6.18) .008
PRFn

Awaiting clarification of the diseasea 185 (100) 10.09 (2.79) 37 (100) 8.2 (3.27) .001

Searching for emotional support 185 (100) 5.64 (3.97) 37 (100) 4.91 (3.35) .243

Gaining informationa 185 (100) 9.68 (2.95) 37 (100) 8.09 (2.86) .001

aT1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus.

bP<.05.

cCISS: Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations.

dHere, 3 (8%) persons were excluded from the analysis: 1 (33 %) from the 16-24–year and 2 (67%) from the 55-79–year age group. CISS norms for the general population are divided into group categories.

eBrief-COPE: Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory.

fSTAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

gHere, 1 (3%) female and 1 (3%) male were excluded from the analysis, from the 55-69–year age group. STAI norms for the general population are divided into gender and age categories.

hGSES: Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale.

iPSS-10: Perceived Stress Scale 10 Items.

jSWLS: Satisfaction with Life Scale.

kAIS: Acceptance of Illness Scale.

lMHLC: Multidimensional Health Locus of Control.

mHere, 1 (3%) person was excluded from the analysis, from the 18-25–year age group. MHLC norms for the general population are divided into age categories.

nPRF: Patient Requests Form.