| Factor | Cronbach’s coefficient α |
| Factor 1: Dietary restrictions limit the rest of one’s life that was expected to be lived in a free and rich manner | 0.834 |
| Factor 2: Persisting sense of inadequacy despite following self-care as closely as any older adult | 0.707 |
| Factor 3: Matching with self-image of diabetes | 0.627 |
| Factor 4: Denial of one’s own diabetes diagnosis | 0.642 |
| Factor 5: One’s own way of living with diabetes as an escape route | 0.583 |
| Factor 6: Hopes of being one’s usual self at the end of life | 0.512 |
| Factor 7: Challenge to aging in a healthy manner | 0.419 |
| Total 20 items | 0.700 |