Table 3 Diabetes Family Behavior Checklist
Questions | Median Score (frequency in the past month) | IQR |
|---|---|---|
Praise the patient for following his/her diet | 1 | 1–3 |
Nag him/her about testing their blood glucose level | 1 | 1–3 |
Suggest things that may help him/her take their medicines on time | 1 | 1–5 |
Criticize them for not exercising regularly | 1 | 1–3 |
Help them decide of any lifestyle changes need to be made based on glucose testing results | 1 | 1–5 |
Nag them about following their diet | 1 | 1–5 |
Argue with them about their diabetes self-care activities | 1 | 1–5 |
Encourage them to participate in sports / physically active leisure time activities | 1 | 1–3 |
Plan family activities so that it will fit in with their diabetes self-care schedule | 1 | 1–1 |
Congratulate them for sticking to their diabetes self-care schedule | 1 | 1–1 |
Criticize them for not maintaining the results of glucose test | 1 | 1–4 |
Eat at the same time that they do | 1 | 1–5 |
Exercise along with them | 1 | 1–1 |
Let them sleep longer and get up later rather than exercise | 1 | 1–1 |
Buy them sweet things that they can keep with them in case of low blood sugar conditions | 1 | 1–1 |
Eat foods that are not part of their diabetic diet | 1 | 1–3 |