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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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APPENDIX A
Knowledge of current health status
1. Let’s talk about where you get information for diabetes.
Where do you go to get information about your diabetes?
2. What do you think about the information you received?
Probe:
How useful was the information you received?
What was not useful about the information you received?
How satisfied were you with the information you received?
How helpful was the information in addressing your medical
problems?
3. What information about your diabetes do you find con-
fusing?
Probe:
What makes the information confusing?
Ability to identify medication and condition for which the
drug is prescribed /Ability to read and understand prescription
instructions
Ability to indentify medication and condition for which
the drug is prescribed/ability to read and understand
prescription instructions
1. Some of you may have other health problems in addition to
your diabetes. How do you identify which of your medications
are used to treat diabetes?
2. Some of you mentioned that you identify the pill based on
_______ . If there were another way, how would you prefer
to identify it?
Continuity of care
1. For the following questions, I want you to think about those
visits to your doctor related to your diabetes. If you saw a
doctor for both your diabetes and another condition, that
would still count as a visit related to your diabetes.
What makes you decide when you should go to visit your
doctor for follow-up care?
Probe:
What types of health problems make you visit the primary
care doctor?
How often do you visit your primary-care doctor for regular
check-ups?
How often do you visit other health-care providers because
your primary-care doctor has referred you?
2. How often does your primary-care doctor ask about other
medications you are taking?
3. What problems do you face when trying to keep your doctor
appointments?
Probe:
What is it about your doctor’s _______________ that make it
difficult for you to keep appointments?
In what way will having __________ help you to keep
appointments?
How does the ______________ of the office visit make it
difficult for you keep appointments?
What do you think will make it easier for you to
____________
Self-monitoring of blood glucose/knowledge of BP and
glucose goal/management of high or low glucose levels
1. What blood sugar level has your doctor suggested is good for
you?
2. Do you face any problems when checking your blood sugar?
3. What do you do when you feel shaky, hungry and sweaty
or when you feel thirsty, tired and weak or what do you do
when you don’t feel well?
Knowledge of nutrition-related goals/weight manage-
ment
1. What do you think about controlling your blood sugar
through healthy food choices?
Probe:
What do you mean?
In what way will make it easier for you?
2. What food choices would make a difference in your blood
sugar control?
