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. 2024 Feb 20;23:130. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-01787-2

Table 3.

Summary of diabetes self-care activities (SDSCA) scores, P-values, and effect sizes

Variable Group Pre-Intervention Post-Intervention P-value Effect Size (Correlation)
Diet Intervention 4.8 ± 1.2 5.6 ± 1.1 < 0.001 0.42
Control 4.6 ± 1.1 4.7 ± 1.0 0.512 0.08
P** < 0.001 0.178
Effect size*** 0.58 0.09
Exercise Intervention 3.2 ± 0.9 4.0 ± 1.0 < 0.001 0.63
Control 3.0 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 0.9 0.345 0.06
P** < 0.001 0.212
Effect size*** 0.70 0.11
Medication Adherence Intervention 5.7 ± 1.4 6.2 ± 1.3 0.027 0.34
Control 5.5 ± 1.2 5.6 ± 1.2 0.748 0.02
P** 0.027 0.734
Effect size*** 0.25 0.02
Blood Glucose Testing Intervention 5.2 ± 1.1 5.8 ± 1.0 0.003 0.49
Control 4.9 ± 1.0 5.1 ± 1.1 0.243 0.11
P** 0.003 0.567
Effect size*** 0.54 0.11
Foot Care Intervention 4.3 ± 1.0 4.8 ± 0.9 0.015 0.38
Control 4.1 ± 0.9 4.2 ± 0.9 0.542 0.04
P** 0.015 0.643
Effect size*** 0.32 0.03