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. 2015 Sep 9;15:46. doi: 10.1186/s12902-015-0044-z

Table 4.

Self-reported outcomes among patients, by country

All patients N = 4,341 China N = 373 Germany N = 149 India N = 918 Mexico N = 206 Russia N = 240 Saudi Arabia N = 226 USA N = 540
mean ± SD
Diabetes Knowledge Test scorea 5 ± 2 7 ± 2 6 ± 2 4 ± 2 4 ± 2 6 ± 2 4 ± 2 5 ± 2
Diabetes Distress Scale scoreb 38 ± 19 28 ± 11 24 ± 9 37 ± 19 39 ± 21 49 ± 18 51 ± 17 33 ± 15
Interpersonal Processes of Care scorec 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.6 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.5 3 ± 0.4
Self-monitoring of blood glucosed 3 ± 3 2 ± 2 5 ± 2 1 ± 2 3 ± 3 4 ± 2 2 ± 2 5 ± 3

a The Diabetes Knowledge Test’s summary score ranges from 0 (no questions correct) to 9 (all questions correct)

b The Diabetes Distress Scale score ranges from 17 (no distress) to 102 (severe distress)

c The Interpersonal Processes of Care score ranges from 1 (poor relationship with healthcare provider) to 5 (good relationship with healthcare provider)

d The self monitoring of blood glucose value ranges from 0 (checked blood glucose on no days of the week as recommended by healthcare provider) to 7 (checked blood glucose on all 7 days of the week as recommended by healthcare provider)