Physical Activity and Exercise Counseling

  We are seeking to assess your attitudes and self efficacy regarding physical activity and exercise counseling in diabetes education. Please complete all sections of this survey and press submit.

Initials

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                DEMOGRAPHICS  

 

   1.       Gender               Male               Female

   2.       Which bests describes your ethnicity?

Asian                                             Native American                                           Hispanic/Latino                    Other  

Caucasian/White                            African American/Black                                Acadian

    3.       Age  

    4.       Education (Please select highest attained)

High School

Some College

Completed Community College

 

Diploma

Bachelors Degree

Masters Degree

 

PhD

Other

    If you completed college or university please indicate your diploma/degree

   5.       How long have you worked as part of a diabetes education centre?

Less than 2years

2 years

4 years

6 years

 

8 years

10 years or more

    6.       On average, how many clients do work with per day?

Less than 5 clients

5 to 10 clients

10 to 15 clients

15 to 20 clients

20 to 25 clients

25 to 30 clients

More than 30 clients

 

   7.       On average, how long do you spend with each client?

Less that 10 minutes

10 – 20 minutes

20 – 30 minutes

30 – 40 minutes

40 – 50 minutes

50 – 60 minutes

More than 1 hour

 

   8.       Have you received any formal training in instruction or counseling of physical activity and exercise? If so, in what form? (Please check all that apply)

Workshops

Professional Development

As a part of your degree

Conference presentations

National certification

Provincial certification

Other

   9.       In what percentage of counseling sessions do you include physical activity and exercise content? 

100-75%                   75-50%                      50-25%                       25-10%                    less than 10%

   10.   In the sessions in which you discuss physical activity, on average, what percentage of the session is spent on this topic? 

100-75%                   75-50%                      50-25%                       25-10%                    less than 10%

  11.   Who do you feel is best equipped to provide diabetes patients with physical activity and exercise information and counseling? 

Diabetes Educators

Physicians

Nurses

Dietitians

Kinesiologists (degree)

Personal Trainers (certificate)

Other

CONFIDENCE

Using the space provided, please circle the option for each question below that best reflects how confident you are in your ability to perform the following actions in the next month:  

 

   1.       Provide information and advice regarding the benefits of physical activity and exercise? 

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   2.       Evaluate and monitor the progress of your clients within an exercise program?    

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   3.       Design a physical activity or exercise program that accommodates clients’ individual needs or limitations?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   4.       Assess clients’ readiness/willingness to begin regular physical activity or exercise?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   5.       Assist clients in setting appropriate, realistic and beneficial goals?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   6.       Motivate clients to participate in exercise and physically active behaviors?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   7.       Provide advice and instruction regarding aerobic exercise?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   8.       Provide advice and instruction regarding resistance training?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   9.   Provide advice and instruction regarding flexibility (range of motion) exercises?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   10.   Provide advice and instruction regarding appropriate frequency, intensity, time or type of physical activity and exercise?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   11.   Provide clients with strategies to overcome barriers to physical activity or exercise?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   12.   Provide instruction regarding physical activity and exercise to clients with special considerations (e.g. hypertension, elevated CVD risk, musculo-skeletal or mobility problems, cognitive problems)?

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

   13.   Assist clients in preventing lapses in their physical activity and exercise participation?        

                                                                                                                                                                 

            0%              10%             20%             30%             40%             50%             60%              70%           80%             90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                 Somewhat confident                                                                       Completely confident

ATTITUDES

We are interested in your attitudes regarding physical activity and exercise in the management of diabetes. Using the space provided, please select the answer that best describes your feelings toward these questions.

    1.       How important do you feel physical activity and exercise is in the self-management of diabetes?

                                                                                                                                                       

   1                                     2                                       3                                     4                                     5

         Not at all                                                                  Somewhat                                                               Extremely

    2.       How receptive would you be to an increased focus on physical activity during sessions with clients?

                                                                                                                                                       

   1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

         Not at all                                                                  Somewhat                                                               Extremely

   3.       How important do you feel your clients think physical activity and exercise are in the self-management of diabetes?

                                                                                                                                                       

   1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

         Not at all                                                                  Somewhat                                                               Extremely

     4.       How knowledgeable do you feel you are in the area of physical activity and exercise?

                                                                                                                                                       

   1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

         Not at all                                                                  Somewhat                                                               Extremely

   5.       How receptive do you think your client base would be to an increased focus on physical activity during their sessions?

                                                                                                                                                       

   1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

         Not at all                                                                  Somewhat                                                               Extremely

   6.       How knowledgeable do you feel your clients are in the area of physical activity and exercise?

                                                                                                                                                       

   1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

         Not at all                                                                  Somewhat                                                               Extremely

   CONFIDENCE IN CLIENT

Considering your typical client, please circle the option for each question below that best reflects how confident you are in your typical client’s ability to perform the following behaviors over the next month:

   1.       Appropriately schedule exercise and physically active behaviors into their weekly routine?

                                                                                                                                                                

           0%               10%             20%             30%             40%             50%            60%              70%            80%            90%            100%

     Not at all confident                                                                     Somewhat confident                                                                Completely confident

   2.       Set and work toward realistic and beneficial goals?

                                                                                                                                                                 

           0%               10%             20%             30%             40%             50%            60%              70%            80%            90%            100%

     Not at all confident                                                                     Somewhat confident                                                                Completely confident

   3.       Return to exercise and physically active behaviors following a lapse in their exercise routine?

                                                                                                                                                                 

           0%               10%             20%             30%             40%             50%            60%              70%            80%            90%            100%

     Not at all confident                                                                     Somewhat confident                                                                Completely confident

   4.       Perform exercise and physically active behaviors appropriate for their fitness level and condition?    

                                                                                                                                                                 

           0%               10%             20%             30%             40%             50%            60%              70%            80%            90%            100%

     Not at all confident                                                                     Somewhat confident                                                                Completely confident

   5.       Perform physical activity and exercise using the correct mode, frequency, duration, and intensity?   

                                                                                                                                                                 

           0%               10%             20%             30%             40%             50%            60%              70%            80%            90%            100%

     Not at all confident                                                                     Somewhat confident                                                                Completely confident

   6.       Overcome challenges and barriers they may face that prevent participation in or adherence to a physical activity or exercise program?   

                                                                                                                                                                 

           0%               10%             20%             30%             40%             50%            60%              70%            80%            90%            100%

     Not at all confident                                                                     Somewhat confident                                                                Completely confident

PERCEIVED DIFFICULTY

Please select the answer that best describes your feelings of how difficult it would be to incorporate each of these amounts of time into counseling sessions over the next month.

   1.       How difficult do you feel it would be to include information on how to perform physical activity & exercise into sessions with clients?

                                                                                                                                                      

   1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                     5

     Very difficult                                                         Somewhat difficult                                                     Not at all difficult

   2.       How difficult do you feel it would be to include counseling on how to perform physical activity & exercise into sessions with clients?

                                                                                                                                                     

  1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

     Very difficult                                                           Somewhat difficult                                                   Not at all difficult

   3.       How difficult do you feel it would be to include instruction on how to perform physical activity & exercise into sessions with clients?

                                                                                                                                                      

  1                                     2                                      3                                      4                                      5

     Very difficult                                                         Somewhat difficult                                                    Not at all difficult

   4.       How difficult do you feel it would be to include all of these components (information, counseling and instruction on how to perform physical activity & exercise) in sessions with clients?

                                                                                                                                                     

  1                                     2                                     3                                      4                                      5

     Very difficult                                                         Somewhat difficult                                                    Not at all difficult

    CONFIDENCE IN PATIENT REFERRAL

Using the scale provided, please circle the option for each question below that best reflects how confident you are in your ability to perform the following referrals over the next month:

1. Make appropriate referrals to cardiac stress testing for those clients who are at higher cardiovascular disease risk and may require further medical clearance for participation in regular physical activity or exercise.

                                                                                                                                                                 

           0%              10%              20%             30%            40%              50%             60%             70%            80%            90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                  Somewhat confident                                                                   Completely confident

2. Make appropriate referrals to physical therapists for those clients who exhibit musculoskeletal or orthopedic problems and may require further examination prior to participation in regular physical activity or exercise.

                                                                                                                                                                   

         0%              10%              20%             30%            40%              50%             60%             70%            80%            90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                  Somewhat confident                                                                   Completely confident

3. Make appropriate referrals to certified exercise professionals for those clients who are already regularly physically active and who may require additional expertise in the design of an exercise program.

                                                                                                                                                                 

         0%              10%              20%             30%            40%              50%             60%             70%            80%            90%             100%

     Not at all confident                                                                  Somewhat confident                                                                   Completely confident

   CHALLENGES

Using the spaces provided please tell us about any challenges (up to 3) you face in regard to incorporating more physical activity and exercise counseling into diabetes patients management. For each barrier listed, please use the scales provided to indicate how frequently they occur and how difficult they make exercise counseling when they do occur.

   Frequency

   1 = Rarely occurs               2 = Occurs Infrequently                   3 = Occurs Frequently                  4 = Constant barrier

   Impact

   1 = Does not prevent me from including physical activity and exercise counseling    

   2 = Sometimes prevents me from including physical activity and exercise counseling           

   3 = often prevents me from including physical activity and exercise counseling                    

   4 = Completely prevents me from including physical activity and exercise counseling

   Barrier                                                                                                                                                 Frequency                                     Impact

   a)      -       1      2      3          -            1      2      3

   b)      -       1      2      3          -            1      2      3       

   c)      -       1      2      3           -           1      2      3     

 

  THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE!

    We appreciate your time and willingness to complete this and the previous questionnaires! Your participation is vital to the success of evaluating and implementing the ‘tool-kit.’