Table 1 Sample questionnaire items for the constructs relating to measuring blood pressure.
Construct | Sample item |
|---|---|
Attitude (direct) | Overall I think measuring these patients' blood pressure is beneficial to them |
Attitude (indirect) | (If I measure a patient's blood pressure, I will detect any problems at an early stage) × (Detecting any problems at an early stage is very important) |
Subjective norm (direct) | People who are important to me think that I should measure the blood pressure of my patients with diabetes |
Subjective norm (indirect) | (Patients would approve of me measuring their blood pressure) × (Patients' approval of my practice is of importance to me) |
Perceived behavioural control (direct) | Measuring patients' blood pressure is easy |
Perceived behavioural control (indirect) | (If the patient has high blood pressure they think they have another illness as well as diabetes) × (If the patients did not see raised blood pressure as a separate illness to diabetes I would be more likely to measure their blood pressure) |
Intention | I intend to measure the blood pressure of most of the patients' with diabetes that I see during the next month |