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Table 6

Spearman rank correlation coefficient of factors associated with quality of life

Factors associated with QoL	r_s	Sig
Self-care behaviors	0.191	0.008**
1. Nutrition	0.029	0.69
2. Physical activity exercise	−0.007	0.92
3. Taking medicine	0.241	0.001**
4. Blood sugar self-monitoring	−0.197	0.007**
5. Blood sugar self-assessment	0.066	0.368
6. Self-care to reduce risk of complications	0.218	0.003**
7. Managing emotion and psychological state	0.288	0.002**
Social support	0.229	0.002**
1. Emotional support	0.202	0.005**
2. Moral support	0.185	0.011*
3. Appraisal support	0.179	0.014*
4. Instrumental support	0.100	0.172
5. Information support	0.124	0.09

Factors associated with QoL	r_s	Sig
Self-care behaviors	0.191	0.008**
1. Nutrition	0.029	0.69
2. Physical activity exercise	−0.007	0.92
3. Taking medicine	0.241	0.001**
4. Blood sugar self-monitoring	−0.197	0.007**
5. Blood sugar self-assessment	0.066	0.368
6. Self-care to reduce risk of complications	0.218	0.003**
7. Managing emotion and psychological state	0.288	0.002**
Social support	0.229	0.002**
1. Emotional support	0.202	0.005**
2. Moral support	0.185	0.011*
3. Appraisal support	0.179	0.014*
4. Instrumental support	0.100	0.172
5. Information support	0.124	0.09

Note(s): *p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01