Table 3 Participants views about diabetes (n = 383)
Views about diabetes | Strongly agree or agree |
|---|---|
Percent (%) | |
My diabetes will last a short time | 24.5 |
My diabetes is likely to be permanent rather than temporary | 60.3 |
My diabetes will last for a long time | 51.4 |
This diabetes will pass quickly | 12.5 |
I expect to have this diabetes for the rest of my life | 59.0 |
My diabetes is a serious condition | 53.3 |
My diabetes has major consequences on my life | 65.3 |
My diabetes does not have much effect on my life | 25.3 |
My diabetes strongly affects the way others see me | 36.8 |
My diabetes has serious financial consequences | 40.2 |
My diabetes causes difficulties for those who are close to me | 44.9 |
There is a lot which I can do to control my symptoms | 80.4 |
What I do can determine whether my diabetes gets better or worse | 80.2 |
The course of my diabetes depends on me | 80.4 |
Nothing I do will affect my diabetes | 21.9 |
I have the power to influence my diabetes | 72.6 |
My actions will have no effect on the outcome of my diabetes | 23.5 |
My diabetes will improve in time | 43.9 |
There is very little that can be done to improve my diabetes | 77.8 |
My treatment will be effective in curing my diabetes | 22.7 |
The negative effects of my diabetes can be prevented (avoided) by my treatment | 76.0 |
My treatment can control my diabetes | 77.5 |
There is nothing which can help my condition | 13.6 |
The symptoms of my condition are puzzling to me | 42.0 |
My diabetes is a mystery to me | 23.0 |
I don’t understand my diabetes | 32.4 |
My diabetes doesn’t make any sense to me | 33.4 |
I have a clear picture or understanding of my condition | 16.7 |
The symptoms of my diabetes change a great deal from day to day | 57.7 |
My symptoms come and go in cycles | 62.9 |
My diabetes is very unpredictable | 59.5 |
I go through cycles in which my diabetes gets better and worse. | 77.3 |
I get depressed when I think about my diabetes | 42.8 |
When I think about my diabetes I get upset | 49.6 |
My diabetes makes me feel angry | 29.2 |
My diabetes does not worry me | 43.9 |
Having this diabetes makes me feel anxious | 54.0 |
My diabetes makes me feel afraid | 42.6 |