Table 4. Participants’ knowledge of diabetes and satisfaction with care, N = 743.
Mean (SD) understanding of complications = 4.15 (1.1) on a scale of 0 (low) to 5 (high); mean (SD) understanding of screening tests = 2.04 (0.7) on a scale of 0 (low) to 5 (high).
| KNOWLEDGE AND SATISFACTION | % | CI 95% |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding of diabetes | ||
| • Poor | 14 | 8.3–19.7 |
| • Fair | 22 | 16.7–27.4 |
| • Good | 39 | 33.4–44.6 |
| • Very good | 20 | 14.6–25.4 |
| • Excellent | 5 | 0.0–10.0 |
| No. of formal diabetes education sessions | ||
| • None | 46 | 40.7–51.3 |
| • 1 | 31 | 26.0–36.0 |
| • 2–5 | 19 | 13.5–24.5 |
| • ≥ 5 | 3 | 0.0–6.0 |
| Believed they had diabetes care “team” | ||
| • Yes | 55 | 50.2–59.8 |
| • No | 45 | 39.7–50.3 |
CI—confidence interval.