Diabetes Attitudes Questionnaire

Anderson et al‚ 2000

In general‚ I believe that I:

1. know what part(s) of taking care of my that I am satisfied with.

2. know what part(s) of taking care of my that I am dissatisfied with.

3. know what part(s) of taking care of my that I am ready to change.

4. know what part(s) of taking care of my that I am not ready to change.

5. can choose realistic goals.

6. know which of my goals are most important to me.

7. know the things about myself that either help or prevent me from reaching my goals.

8. can come up with good ideas to help me reach my goals.

9. am able to turn my goals into a workable plan.

10.can reach my goals once I make up my .

11.know which barriers make reaching my goals more difficult.

12.can think of different ways to overcome barriers to my goals

13.can try out different ways of overcoming barriers to my goals.

14.am able to decide which way of overcoming barriers to my goals works best for me.

15.can tell how I’m feeling about ha‎ving .

16.can tell how I’m feeling about caring for my

17.know the ways that ha‎ving causes in my life.

18.know the positive ways I cope with -related .

19.know the negative ways I cope with -related .

20.can cope well with related .

21.know where I can get support for ha‎ving and caring for my .

22.can ask for support for ha‎ving and caring for my when I need it.

23.can support myself in dealing with my .

24.know what helps me stay motivated to care for my .

25.can motivate myself to care for my .

26.know enough about to make choices that are right for me.

27.know enough about myself as a person to make care choices that are right for me.

28.am able to out if it is worth my while to change how I take care of my .

Managing the psychosocial aspects of with 9 items (α = 0.93)‚ Assessing dissatisfaction and to change with 9 items (α = 0.81)‚ and Setting and achieving goals with 10 items (α = 0.91).

5= Strongly Agree‚ 4= Somewhat Agree‚ 3= Neutral‚ 2= Somewhat Disagree‚ 1= Strongly Disagree

Managing the psychosocial aspects of with 9 items (18‚ 20-27)‚ Assessing dissatisfaction and to change with 9 items (1-4‚ 15-17‚ 19‚ and 28)‚ and Setting and achieving goals with 10 items (5-14).

This instrument can be found at: http://diabetesresearch.med.umich.edu/Tools_SurveyInstruments.php#das

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