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Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Feb 5;85(3):383–389. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.010

Table 3.

Study Participants’ Diabetes ABC Questionnaire Scores (n=85)

Question	Empowerment Intervention Arm (n=44)	Traditional Education Arm (n=41)	P-Value
In the Diabetes ABC’s, what does A B & C stand for?^*, mean (SD)	5.5 (1.02)	0.53 (1.41)	<0.0001
The last time your ABC’s were checked, what were the numbers? (give your best guess)^†, mean (SD)	2.5 (0.93)	0.25 (0.63)	<0.0001
What would you like your ABC numbers to be?^*, mean (SD)	5.09 (1.65)	0.53 (1.30)	<0.0001
Total Questionnaire Score^‡, mean (SD)	13.16 (3.19)	1.30 (3.25)	<0.0001

Abbreviations: A= Hemoglobin A₁C; B= Systolic Blood Pressure; C= Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; PCP, Primary Care Provider

Scores for each item represent participants’ responses to the Diabetes ABC Questionnaire three months after study enrollment and immediately after the conclusion of the active study period.

Scale 0–6 (Higher rating indicates greater participant knowledge and understanding of ABCs)

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Scale 0–3 (Higher rating indicates greater participant accuracy)

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Scale 0–15 (Summary score from all three ABC questionnaire items)