Table 3.
Differences in the mean percentage of correct answers on the MDKT between groups of professions, groups related to experienced own diabetes knowledge and groups related to insulin administration (n = 127a) in nursing homes and home-based care
| MDKT | General diabetes subscale (items 1–14) | Insulin-use subscale (items 15–23) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean % correct answers (SD) | Mean % correct answers (SD) | |
| Total | 127 | 69.4 (15.1) | 73.4 (17.6) |
| Profession | |||
| Registered nurses | 36 | 76.4 (14.7)d | 79.0 (14.7) |
| Nursing aides | 67 | 66.9 (14.2) | 73.3 (16.5) |
| Nursing assistants | 21 | 65.3 (15.2) | 64.0 (21.6)d |
| P-value for differences between the groupsb | <0.01d | <0.01d | |
| Experience of own diabetes knowledge as sufficient | |||
| Yes | 72 | 72.5 (13.3) | 74.8 (18.6) |
| No | 50 | 65.1 (16.1) | 71.1 (16.0) |
| P-value for differences between the answer categoriesc | <0.01d | 0.25 | |
| Delegation to administer insulin | |||
| Yes | 82 | 73.6 (14.4) | 74.9 (17.4) |
| No | 40 | 60.0 (12.4) | 70.6 (18.3) |
| P-value for differences between the answer categoriesc | <0.01 | 0.22 |
aOne nursing aide and one registered nurse did not answer the questions on the general diabetes subscale, and two nursing aides and one nurse did not answer the questions on the insulin-use subscale
b P-value for differences between groups tested by ANOVA
c P-value for differences between groups tested by independent sample t-test
d P < 0.05