Table 5.

Regression of frequency of self-care behaviours

	Frequency of self-care behaviours, composite score	General dieting	Specific dieting	Exercise	Measuring blood sugar	Foot care
Health empowerment: impact	0.278**	0.424***	0.169#	0.239**	0.062	0.120
Health empowerment: self-determination	0.151#	0.017	0.127	0.187*	0.080	0.132
Diabetes knowledge	0.019	0.003	0.053	−0.046	0.086	−0.036
Health literacy, S-TOFHLA	0.045	−0.042	−0.023	0.096	−0.061	0.138
Health literacy, screening scale	−0.041	0.023	−0.107	−0.113	−0.002	−0.058
R2	(0.20)	(0.22)	(0.09)	(0.17)	(0.12)	(0.10)

#p<0.10, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

S-TOFHLA, the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults.