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 |
1 – never, 2 – twice a month, 3 – once a week, 4 – several times a week, 5 – at least once a day