Table 1.

Interview guide.

Introduction

1. Please describe things that are important in your daily life. For example, this can include your family, work, your church, or a hobby.

Religiosity

2. Please describe any importance, if at all, that religion and/or your faith has in your daily life?Probe: In what ways do you engage in your religious beliefs in your daily life? For example, attending church, prayer, confessions, volunteering with your church, or any other church activity.

3. How has the role religion plays in your life changed from when you were a child to when you were an adult? If the role that religion played has changed please describe how it has changed.Probe: Describe differences in religious practices from when you were a child and now as an adult. For example, religious denomination, church attendance, prayer, confessions, or any other church activity.Probe: What prompted these changes? (if applicable).

4. For some people their religious beliefs could influence their choices about health, which could include what they eat, drink, or choosing to take certain medications. For other people it does not influence them at all. In what way, if at all, would you say that your religious beliefs influence your Type 2 diabetes management?Probe: Describe any religious messages or themes that encourage healthy lifestyles and any influence those messages have on your health choices.

Fatalism

5. Fate is described as the occurrence of events beyond a person's control, and is regarded as determined by a supernatural higher power, which may or may not include religious beliefs. Describe your beliefs in regard to fate. Describe your beliefs about fate in relation with Type 2 diabetes?Probe: Who or what is responsible for a person's fate? Is there anything someone can do to change their fate?

Type 2 Diabetes etiology

6. Some people believe there are different ways that someone could get diabetes. Some beliefs include an intense fear known as “susto,” a curse from someone else, a person's diet, or that it was inherited. I am very interested in these broad range of the beliefs. Please describe your beliefs as to how a person develops Type 2 diabetes. Describe your beliefs in regard to the role God plays in a person developing diabetes and the outcomes of the disease.

Diabetes Management behaviors

7. Describe any religious practices (such as prayer) or cultural practices (such as herbal medicine, ointments, teas or pills) that you use as a method to help with your Type 2 diabetes management.Probe: Describe how you think prayer can or cannot help a person manage their diabetes.

8. Healthy behaviors as you know include taking your medication, eating healthy, checking your blood sugar every day, attending your doctor's visits, and engaging in physical activity. Describe the role your church leaders or fellow members of your church play in your diabetes management behavior?Probe: Is there something about the church environment that makes this comfortable or uncomfortable?Probe: Does your faith leader or other members of the church visit the sick to pray over them or offers words of support?

Religious beliefs in the health setting

9. What benefit, if any, is there in discussing religious beliefs or practices with your doctor, nutritionist, nurse, or any other health professional? Are there negative things that can come from this discussion?Probe: What makes it comfortable or uncomfortable for you to talk about these things with your doctor?