Table 3.
Patient Self-Management Diabetes Knowledge and Patient Satisfaction Outcomes at Baseline (Pre) and 1 and 2 Years (Post)
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TELEHEALTH (N=118) |
FACE-TO-FACE (N=88) |
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| MODE OF DIABETES CARE DELIVERY | PRE | POST YEAR 1 | POST YEAR 2 | PRE | POST YEAR 1 | POST YEAR 2 | PRE-POST CHANGE YEAR 1 P-VALUE | PRE-POST CHANGE YEAR 2 P-VALUE |
| Self Management Behaviors | ||||||||
| Checks BG as instructed past 6 months (self-report) | 33% | 65% | 61% | 35% | 66% | 58% | 0.63 | 0.68 |
| Follows diet as instructed past 6 months (self-report) | 9% | 31% | 33% | 17% | 44% | 35% | 0.86 | 0.29 |
| Diabetes Knowledge | ||||||||
| Preventative Foot Care | 91% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 99% | 98% | 0.59 | 0.51 |
| Satisfaction | ||||||||
| Very satisfied with diabetes care | 22% | 64% | 52% | 29% | 67% | 74% | 0.51 | 0.41 |
| Diabetes care in last few years just about perfect | 47% | 89% | 90% | 55% | 89% | 94% | 0.58 | 0.48 |
| Communication | ||||||||
| Kept informed about next steps in diabetes care | 43% | 75% | 76% | 46% | 85% | 87% | 0.23 | 0.48 |
| Communications between different healthcare providers very good or excellent | 39% | 70% | 76% | 56% | 88% | 89% | 0.40 | 0.93 |
| Self-Efficacy | ||||||||
| Know who to ask with questions about my health | 45% | 73% | 76% | 53% | 87% | 87% | 0.32 | 0.97 |
| Feel good to excellent about managing my diabetes | 49% | 77% | 72% | 43% | 83% | 83% | 0.27 | 0.08 |
| Symptoms | ||||||||
| Diabetes symptoms somewhat or much better in past 6 months | 40% | 67% | 41% | 34% | 72% | 46% | 0.36 | 0.37 |
p-Values indicate comparisons between face-to-face and telehealth at each time period.
All p-values obtained from a generalized estimating equations model.