Table 4.
A1c | DTSQs Perceived Frequency of Hyperglycemia | DTSQs Perceived Frequency of Hypoglycemia | Body Mass Index |
IWQOL Total Score |
EQ-5D Usual Activities (Item 3)† |
EQ-5D Visual Analog Scale |
WHO-5 Total Score |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient behaviors to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monitor blood glucose |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.13 |
−0.05 |
−0.05 |
−0.04 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
Take medications as prescribed |
0.07 |
0.12 |
−0.05 |
−0.14 |
0.02 |
−0.07 |
0.06 |
0.16 |
Eat healthy |
−0.02 |
−0.16 |
−0.04 |
−0.21* |
0.21* |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.24** |
Engage in physical activity |
−0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
−0.12 |
0.18* |
−0.18* |
0.05 |
0.28** |
Cope with frustration and worry |
−0.43*** |
−0.44*** |
0.11 |
−0.13 |
0.44*** |
−0.14 |
0.33*** |
0.45*** |
Ease of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monitoring blood glucose |
0.02 |
−0.10 |
0.07 |
−0.05 |
0.08 |
−0.17* |
0.12 |
0.16 |
Taking medications as prescribed |
0.07 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
−0.05 |
0.00 |
−0.14 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
Eating healthy |
−0.09 |
−0.23** |
−0.06 |
−0.09 |
0.20* |
−0.03 |
0.10 |
0.31*** |
Engaging in physical activity |
−0.17* |
−0.23** |
−0.10 |
−0.09 |
0.32*** |
−0.22** |
0.26** |
0.46*** |
Coping with frustration and worry |
−0.26** |
−0.29** |
−0.06 |
−0.11 |
0.32*** |
−0.12 |
0.25** |
0.46*** |
Ease of managing weight |
−0.12 |
−0.18* |
0.05 |
−0.33*** |
0.38*** |
−0.10 |
0.34*** |
0.37*** |
Confidence in ability to manage diabetes | −0.39*** | −0.35*** | −0.03 | −0.10 | 0.34*** | −0.04 | 0.28** | 0.46*** |
Note: A1c, glycated hemoglobin; WHO-5, World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index; EQ-5D, EuroQoL-Five Dimensions; DTSQs, Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire-Status Version; IWQOL, Impact Of Weight On Quality Of Life-Lite.
† EQ-5D item 3 (Usual Activities) used here is scored so that a higher score represents more severe problems.
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
*** Correlation is significant at the 0.001 level (2-tailed).