Table 3.
Support for Diabetes Tasks, Self-Management Behavior, Psychological Factors
| Social support | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Family and friend diabetes support for: | ||
| Testing blood sugar | 2.6 (1.2) | |
| Taking diabetes medications | 2.8 (1.1) | |
| Physical activity | 2.5 (1.1) | |
| Following diabetes meal plan | 2.8 (1.1) | |
| Checking feet | 2.6 (1.2) | |
| Physician support | 2.9 (1.0) | |
| Other health professional support | 2.4 (0.9) | |
| Reported diabetes self-management behavior | N (%) | |
| Test blood sugar | 0–1 days/week | 54 (33%) |
| 2–3 days/week | 18 (11%) | |
| 4–6 days/week | 16 (10%) | |
| 7 days/week | 74 (46%) | |
| Take diabetes medications (if on medication regimen) | 0–1 days/week | 5 (3%) |
| 2–3 days/week | 9 (6%) | |
| 4–6 days/week | 10 (7%) | |
| 7 days/week | 124 (84%) | |
| Physical activity | None | 41 (26%) |
| Some but less than CDC recommendations* | 66 (41%) | |
| Meet CDC recommendations | 53 (33%) | |
| Follow healthy meal plan | 0–1 days/week | 32 (20%) |
| 2–3 days/week | 35 (22%) | |
| 4–6 days/week | 36 (22%) | |
| 7 days/week | 58 (36%) | |
| Check feet | 0–1 days/week | 14 (9%) |
| 2–3 days/week | 14 (9%) | |
| 4–6 days/week | 10 (6%) | |
| 7 days/week | 125 (77%) | |
| Psychological factors | Mean (SD) | |
| Diabetes self-efficacy | 6.8 (2.3) | |
| Depressive symptoms | 5.1 (5.1) | |
*CDC physical activity guidelines: moderate activity × 30 min at least 5 days/week OR vigorous activity × 20 min at least 3 days/week