Table 2.

Physicians' Report of Management Strategies Employed, Satisfaction, and Effectiveness During the Visit

	Unadjusted				Adjusted*
	Intervention (%)	Control (%)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P Value	Intervention (%)	Control (%)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P Value
Management intensive†	21	8	3.2 (1.1 to 9.8)	.04	20	7	4.7 (1.4 to 16.0)	.01
Physician strategies employed
Involved family members or friends	25	16	1.7 (1.0 to 2.9)	.04	27	17	1.9 (1.0 to 3.5)	.04
Referred to a nutritionist	13	5	2.9 (0.8 to 10.0)	.09	11	3	4.0 (1.0 to 15.6)	.05
Used pictures or diagrams	11	5	2.4 (0.5 to 12.7)	.30	8	1	7.9 (0.9 to 74.7)	.07
Referred to a diabetes educator	26	29	0.8 (0.4 to 1.8)	.60	28	31	0.9 (0.4 to 1.9)	.60
Reviewed understanding of medications	89	87	1.3 (0.5 to 3.0)	.60	92	90	1.3 (0.5 to 3.5)	.60
Spent time teaching about diabetes	66	65	1.1 (0.5 to 2.1)	.8	69	63	1.3 (0.6 to 2.8)	.5
Satisfied with visit	81	93	0.3 (0.1 to 0.8)	.01	82	96	0.2 (0.1 to 0.5)	<.001
Felt effective during visit	38	53	0.5 (0.3 to 1.2)	.10	34	50	0.5 (0.2 to 1.2)	.10

Odds ratios are for the intervention group, compared to the control group. All values account for clustering within physicians.

^*Adjusted for patient language, gender, years with primary care provider, and HL score.

^†Management intensive physicians employed >3 management strategies.

HL, health literacy; CI, confidence interval.