The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Behavior Survey, a widely used self-care
measure for assessing diabetes-regimen adherence, was originally developed by
Toobert, Hampson, and Glasgow (2000) and has been expanded since its inception
to include foot care behavior. Generally, the survey measures the levels of self-care
by self-report over the preceding 7 days that one felt well. There are a total of five
constructs (diet, physical activity, self-monitoring of blood glucose, and pill and
insulin adherence) with interitem correlations of .20 to .77 (average .47), depending
on the samples studied. Test–retest data show a moderate correlation of .40. The
diet subscale asks questions that tap carbohydrate and fat consumption.