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Table 7 The questionnaire areas, number of questions, options and range of score changes

From: Diabetes-related instrument to assess preventive behaviors among adolescents (DIAPBA): a tool development and psychometric research

Area

Number of questions

Options

Variation range

Stress Control

6 questions

Always/Most of the time/Sometimes/Rarely/Not at all

0–24

Healthy Nutrition / Healthy Diet

2 questions

2 questions

1 question

2 units/2–3 units/3–4 units/5 − 4 units/I do not consume at all

1 unit/2 units/3 units/4 units/I don’t consume at all

1–2 units/5 − 3 units/8 − 6 units/11 − 9 units/I don’t consume at all

0–8

0–8

0–4

Unhealthy Nutrition / Unhealthy Diet

3 questions

Every day of the week / 5–6 times a week / 4 − 3 times a week / 1–2 times a week / I don’t eat at all

0–12

High-risk Behaviors

1 question

2 questions

Less than 1 h/1–2 h/2–3 h/more than 3 h/I don’t use TV, tablet, mobile phone or electronic games at all

Always/Most of the time/Sometimes/Rarely/Not at all

1–5

0–8

Self-Care

1 question

1 question

1 question

One vitamin D supplement per week / one every 2–3 weeks / one per month / one per year / I don’t take it at all

Once a month/once every 2–3 months/once every 6 months/once a year/I don’t measure at all

Less than 7 h/7–8 h/more than 8 h

0–4

0–4

1–3

Total

20 questions

Different options

(0–72),(1–5), (1–3)