Diabetes Survey

Q1. What is your age?
Q2. Income?
Q3. Gender?
Q4. What is your ethnicity?
Q5. What level of education did you complete?
Q6. What Diabetic condition have you been diagnosed with?
Q7. How many years has it been since you were first diagnosed with a Diabetic Condition?
Q8. Are you currently taking medication for Diabetes

Q9.

If yes, what Diabetic Medication are you currently taking?

 

A) Metformin

B) Avandia
C) Actos
D) Avandamet
E) Insulin
F) Other

Q10.

Are you currently taking more than 1 Diabetes Medication?

Q11.

Are you currently taking medication for high cholesterol?

Q12. Are you currently taking medication for high blood pressure?
Q13. To what extent do you believe the following statements describe your attitude about managing your diabetes?
 
Does Not Describe At All

Completely Describes

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A. Managing Diabetes requires some lifestyle changes.  I am willing to change what I must to succeed in staying healthy.
B. My doctor says it is manageable and I follow my doctor's directions.
C. Look, I am taking medication, but who knows if it is working.  I know I should lose weight and exercise, but it is so hard.
D. I have almost lost hope that I can manage my Diabetes.  I take my medications, but I don't see any improvement.
Q14. To what extend to you believe that Diabetes has affected your lifestyle?
 
Not At All

Completely

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A. Motivates me to focus on self-improvement
B. Puts me in a state of depression
C. Motivates me to exercise
D. Limits my participation in sports and recreation
E. Motivates me to improve my eating habits
F. Negatively affects my relationships
G. Motivates me to quit smoking
H. Restricts my social life
Q15. To what extent would you agree with each of the following statements regarding how you feel about living with Diabetes.
 
Do Not Agree At All

Completely Agree

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A. I am shocked that I have been diagnosed with Diabetes
B. I feel desperate and out of control dealing with my Diabetes
C. Sometimes I am in control and sometimes my Diabetes is
D. I track and monitor my blood glucose continuously
E. I am willing to accept any help in managing Diabetes
F. I don't want any help and will handle this condition myself
G. I can still eat a lot of the foods I want to eat
H. I cut out snacks to stay in control of my Diabetes
Q16. To what extent do you believe that Diabetes is related to each of the following?|
 
No Relation to Diabetes

High Relation to Diabetes

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A. Blindness
B. Heart Disease
C. Cardiovascular Risk
D. Limb Loss
E. Blurred Vision
F. High Cholesterol
G. Obesity
H. High Blood Pressure
I. Heart Attack
J. Stroke
Q17. Regarding the Diabetes medication you are currently taking, how satisfied are you with each of the following.
 
Not Satisfied At All

Completely Satisfied

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A. Effectiveness
B. Safety
C. Side Effects
D. Convenience
Q18.
If you are not satisfied with your current medication, how willing would you be to ask your doctor about a new class of Diabetes medication.
 
Not At All Willing

Very Willing

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Q19.
If you were to understand that heart disease is one of the most serious diabetes complications, accounting for the majority of Diabetes related deaths, to what extent would you be more or less motivated to ask your doctor about a new class of Diabetes medication with unique cardiovascular benefits?
 
Not At All Motivated

Highly Motivated

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Q20. If you were to understand that heart disease is one of the most serious diabetes complications, accounting for the majority of Diabetes related deaths, to what extent would you agree with each of the following actions?
 
Do Not Agree At All

Completely Agree

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A. I would more effectively control my Diabetes
B. I would more effectively control my cholesterol
C. I would exercise more
D. I would change my diet
E. I would make no changes in my Diabetes control regimen.  I am only concerned about Diabetes.  I do not believe that I am at risk for heart disease.
Q21. To what extent do you feel the following factors would motivate you to ask for the new drug mentioned in Question #19 above?
 
Not Motivate At All

Highly Motivate

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A. I want the most advanced treatment
B. I want to feel better
C. I want to do the best that I can under the circumstances
D. I don't want to die
E. My doctor told me about it
F. I would have to do research on the drug
G. I want to live a long life with my family
H. I want to go back to before I had this disease
Q22. To what extent do the following factors describe your resistance to trying a new drug?
 
Completely Disagree

Completely Agree

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A. Nothing is going to work
B. Every medication has side effects
C. Everything I have tried to date has not worked
D. I'm taking too many drugs already
E. Another drug will negatively interact with my other medications
F. I don't have enough information about the new drug
G. I have other pre-existing conditions which will get worse if I take more drugs
H. I worry about the long term safety of new drugs