Items Male patients (n=116) Female patients (n=196)
*Around people who are eating and drinking things I shouldn’t
*Not home for meals
*Think about costs of foods
*Unsure about foods
*Still feel hungry
*Don’t have time to prepare foods
*Won’t matter if don’t follow diet
6.72 ± 0.67

2.29 ± 0.46
2.91 ± 2.43
3.11 ± 1.81
3.52 ±  1.94
5 .96 ± 0.46
4.40 ± 1.92
6.62 ± 0.75

2.31 ± 0.46
2.81 ± 2.41
3.29 ± 2.05
3.56 ± 1.94
2.56 ± 1.58
4.00 ± 1.98
Overall scale score 4.28 ± 0.60 3.59 ± 0.70**
Scale: 1=very rarely or never, 2-once per month, 3=twice per month, 4=once per week, 5=twice per week, 6=more than twice weekly, and 7=daily. **t (8.824) df (310) p(0.000)
Table 3: Mean Scores for Barrier to Diet Self-care Scale.