Table 2.

Assessing Patients’ Capability in Diet and Physical Activity

How easy is it to get to a grocery store for food shopping?
Are fresh fruits and vegetables for sale where you usually shop for food?
Can you afford to buy fresh fruits and vegetables?
Is there a place where you can grow food in your yard or your neighborhood?
Do you have time to fix your own meals?
Do you have family who can help you fix meals?
At home, are you free to eat the foods that doctors or dietitians have said you should eat?
Do you have the chance to be physically active?
It is convenient for you to be physically active several days a week?
Is being physically active a daily part of your job?
Do you have time each day to be physically active?
Do you have convenient places to be physically active outside [indoors]?
Do you have safe places to be physically active outside [indoors]?
Can you afford to join a health or fitness club where you can exercise?
Do other people help free your time to be physically active?
Does your spouse/partner make it easier for you to be physically active?
Are there people to help watch your kids while you exercise?
Do you have other duties [such as caring for a parent] that make it hard to be physically active?