Family Interview

Appendix

Values/Health Perception

How do you define the term ‘healthy’?

“being able to still work and being able to do things are enjoyable

Do you go to the doctor and if so how often?

Everyone goes about once a year but the grandmother goes more often d/t dx of TIIDM c/ neuropathy, HTN and cataracts

Do you follow the recommendations that the doctor has given?

They try to follow the doctors order but prefer more holistic treatments with herbs and cost effective methods.

What are your spiritual practices?

Catholic

Family traditions from Mexico

Nutrition

How do you define the term ‘nutrition’?

The ability to eat 3 full meals and not be hungry afterwards.

What does breakfast, lunch and dinner look like?

B- Eggs with chorizo

L- Carne Asada tacos with rice and beans or last nights dinner

D- Meat dish with rice, beans and veggies.

Sleep/Rest

How much sleep do you get?

Parents and grandmother 5 to 7 hours per night

Daughter 10 to 12 hours

Do you have difficulty sleeping, if so what remedies have you tried?

The parents have difficulty sleeping and will often take valerian root, chamomile teas or watch TV till tired.

The daughter is usually tired and will sleep as soon as her head hits the pillow

When you wake, are you feeling rested?

The family is not refreshed after sleeping.

Do you have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or both?

The parents complain of both, the daughter has no complaints.

Elimination

How often do you urinate and defecate per day?

The parents say 1x/day

The grandmother didn’t wish to answer

The daughter goes 2x/day

Is there any difficulty doing either?

There were no complaints from the family

Activity/Exercise

Do you exercise?

The family stated that they don’t exercise because their jobs included exercise. The mother and daughter clean homes together for several hours a day averaging anywhere from 3 to 5 hours daily. The father states that he walks around all the time working at the cell phone facility. The grandmother states that she walks around the backyard and when she cleans the family home.

How often do you exercise?

n/a

What is your favorite activity that involves moving your body?

The parents and grandmother prefer walking around the neighborhood while the daughter likes to dance when she can 2 to 3 times per week.

Cognitive

Do you know what day and time it is?

The family is able to answer

Do you know where are you at currently?

The family is able to answer

Who is the current president of the united states?

The family is able to answer

Sensory-Perception

Any difficulty with seeing?

Family denies with the exception of the grandmother that has cataracts

Hearing?

The family denies issues.

Self-Perception

What do you think about yourself?

The parents reply with being happy to be in the United States compared to Mexico. They feel that they are lucky and happy to have and raise a family here.

The daughter is wanting to go to college at Arizona State University next year but thinks that she won’t get in due to her lack of GPA. This makes her feel badly about doing so poorly in school.

How is your general demeanor about the future?

The parents report that they are hopeful and glad as long as they stay in the U.S.

The daughter feels generally upset about possibly not going to ASU next year.

Role Relationship

What is your current relationship status?

Parents are married, daughter is single, grandmother is widowed.

Sexuality

Are you currently sexually active?

The family refuses to answer

Do you use protection?

The family refuses to answer

Do you have any infections or sexual dysfunctions and if so, what are they?

The family refuses to answer

Coping

Is there something that is currently stressing you out and if so, what is it?

The parents deny any stressors

The daughter is stressed about ASU

The grandmother worries for her health but thinks that God will help her through it.

How do you handle stress?

The parents say that if they are stressed they talk to each other

The daughter relies on friends, dancing and work to handler her stressors.

The grandmother states that she prays to god, talks with friends from church and reads her bible.

Do you have someone that you trust to talk to?

Parents talk to each other

Daughter with friends

Grandmother with church and God.