Table 4.
Paired-sample t test analysis of foot care behaviors, self-care, and diabetes knowledge at baseline and 3 months postintervention.
Variables | Participants, n | Baseline, mean (SD) | Three months, mean (SD) | Difference, mean (SD) |
95% CI | t (df) | Significance (2-tailed), P value | ||||||||
Diabetes Foot Self-Care Behavior Scale | 26 | 17.81 (6.75) | 25.46 (6.21) | 7.65 (7.04) | 4.81-10.50 | 5.54 (25) | <.001 | ||||||||
Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities | |||||||||||||||
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General diet | 29 | 3.17 (1.96) | 4.74 (1.62) | 1.57 (2.12) | 0.76-2.37 | 3.99 (28) | <.001 | |||||||
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BG testing | 29 | 2.02 (2.37) | 4.28 (2.66) | 2.26 (2.47) | 1.32-3.20 | 4.93 (28) | <.001 | |||||||
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Foot care | 29 | 2.66 (2.25) | 4.40 (2.23) | 1.74 (2.04) | 0.96-2.51 | 4.59 (28) | <.001 | |||||||
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Exercise | 29 | 1.91 (1.71) | 3.16 (1.81) | 1.24 (2.21) | 0.40-2.08 | 3.02 (28) | .005 | |||||||
Diabetes Knowledge Scale | 21 | 68.07 (18.81) | 83.89 (10.70) | 15.82 (16.69) | 8.22-23.42 | 4.34 (20) | <.001 |