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. 2020 Aug 3;18:265. doi: 10.1186/s12955-020-01521-x

Table 4.

Comparison of the intervention and control groups inside and between themselves

Intervention group Control group Comparison of groups
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD z p*
CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE (COPM)
 COPM-Performance BI 2.51 ± 1.19 3.51 ± 2.11 −2.1 0.03
AI 6.03 ± 2.13 3.58 ± 2.45 −4.11 0.00
AI-3MNT 6.44 ± 2.21 3.48 ± 2.01 −4.74 0.00
χ2; p** 45.690; 0.000 0.485; 0.784
 COPM-Satisfaction BI 2.93 ± 1.42 5.25 ± 2.61 −3.68 0.00
AI 7.19 ± 2.23 4.83 ± 2.70 −3.39 0.00
AI-3MNT 7.44 ± 2.37 4.4 ± 2.11 −4.64 0.00
χ2; p** 41.081; 0.000 1.040; 0.595
DIABETES EMPOWERMENT SCALE (DES)
 Psychosocial aspects BI 3.19 ± 0.63 3.79 ± 0.64 −3.43 0.00
AI 3.95 ± 0.73 3.67 ± 0.41 −2.20 0.02
AI-3MNT 4.36 ± 0.58 3.7 ± 0.43 −4.66 0.00
χ2; p** 52.452; 0.000 0.578; 0.749
 Dissatisfaction and readiness to change BI 3.37 ± 0.45 3.81 ± 045 −3.53 0.00
AI 3.93 ± 0.5 3.76 ± 0.23 − 0.96 0.33
AI-3MNT 4.25 ± 0.32 3.66 ± 0.4 −5.49 0.00
χ2; p** 41.785; 0.000 3.038; 0.219
 Setting and achieving diabetes goals BI 3.32 ± 0.74 3.87 ± 0.42 −3.47 0.00
AI 4.28 ± 0.65 3.85 ± 0.36 − 3.15 0.00
AI-3MNT 4.49 ± 0.5 3.74 ± 0.4 −4.77 0.00
χ2; p** 46.934; 0.000 2.032; 0.362
 DES-total BI 3.31 ± 0.54 3.82 ± 0.44 −3.80 0.00
AI 4.07 ± 0.55 3.76 ± 0.26 −2.35 0.01
AI-3MNT 4.46 ± 0.74 3.7 ± 0.35 −5.33 0.00
χ2; p** 53.786; 0.000 2.305; 0.316
BRIEF COPE
 Ineffective coping BI 26.27 ± 5.09 27.56 ± 4.64 −1.038 0.299
AI 26.55 ± 5.01 27.09 ± 5.4 −0.592 0.554
AI-3MNT 25.09 ± 4.31 27.03 ± 4.39 −2.007 0.045
χ2; p** 0.638; 0.72 0.331; 0.84
  Self-distraction BI 6.45 ± 1.76 6.26 ± 1.44 − 0.95 0.33
AI 5.94 ± 1.56 6.41 ± 1.45 −1.43 0.15
AI-3MNT 5.58 ± 1.56 6.71 ± 1.21 −3.05 0.00
χ2; p** 9.484; 0.009 2.064; 0.356
  Denial BI 2.79 ± 1.61 3.74 ± 1.67 −2.79 0.05
AI 3.33 ± 1.89 3.88 ± 1.71 − 1.37 0.16
AI-3MNT 2.85 ± 1.52 3.44 ± 1.39 1.94 0.051
χ2; p** 0.974; 0.615 2.849; 0.241
  Substance use BI 2.94 ± 2.03 3.29 ± 1.94 −1.24 0.21
AI 2.97 ± 2.06 2.82 ± 1.80 −0.08 0.93
AI-3MNT 2.67 ± 1.84 3.09 ± 2.06 −1.32 0.18
χ2; p** 2.077; 0.354 1.565; 0.45
  Behavioral disengagement BI 2.82 ± 10.7 3.68 ± 1.62 −2.29 0.02
AI 2.48 ± 1.06 3.35 ± 1.32 −2.29 0.03
AI-3MNT 3.27 ± 1.73 3.56 ± 1.63 −0.89 0.36
χ2; p** 8.605; 0.014 1.723; 0.422
  Venting BI 5.42 ± 1.92 5.53 ± 1.54 −0.14 0.88
AI 6 ± 1.69 5.94 ± 1.53 −0.18 0.85
AI-3MNT 5.39 ± 1.51 5.79 ± 1.40 −1.09 0.27
χ2; p** 1.089; 0.580 3.519; 0.172
  Self-blame BI 5.85 ± 1.87 5.06 ± 1.27 −1.81 0.06
AI 5.82 ± 1.81 4.68 ± 1.60 −2.69 0.00
AI-3MNT 5.33 ± 1.83 4.44 ± 1.44 −2.12 0.03
χ2; p** 2.931; 0.231 2.902; 0.234
 Effective coping BI 29.79 ± 5.14 34.09 ± 5.09 −3.27 0.001
AI 35.39 ± 5.92 33.85 ± 4.215 −1.278 0.201
AI-3MNT 36.06 ± 4.07 33.12 ± 5.7 −2.004 0.045
χ2; p** 34.111; 0.000 1.316; 0.518
  Active coping BI 5.33 ± 1.16 6.12 ± 1.61 −2.34 0.01
AI 6.24 ± 1.65 5.71 ± 1.33 −1.73 0.08
AI-3MNT 6.58 ± 1.48 5.85 ± 1.37 −2.32 0.02
χ2; p** 11.954; 0.003 1.887; 0.389
  Acceptance BI 6.21 ± 1.69 6.87 ± 1.46 −1.56 0.11
AI 7.79 ± 0.41 6.94 ± 0.98 −3.97 0.00
AI-3MNT 7.45 ± 0.71 6.82 ± 1.38 −1.95 0.051
χ2; p** 27.136; 0.00 0.068; 0.96
  Positive reframing BI 5.09 ± 1.8 5.76 ± 1.56 −1.37 0.16
AI 5.79 ± 1.43 5.85 ± 1.30 −0.07 0.93
AI-3MNT 5.7 ± 1.89 5.76 ± 1.10 −0.28 0.77
χ2; p** 2.069; 0.68 4.368; 0.263
  Planning BI 5.82 ± 1.42 6.18 ± 1.26 −0.97 0.32
AI 6.42 ± 1.62 5.79 ± 1.46 −1.68 0.09
AI-3MNT 6.7 ± 1.35 6.09 ± 1.48 −1.75 0.07
χ2; p** 6.686; 0.035 0.263; 0.877
  Use of emotional support BI 3.33 ± 1.72 4.76 ± 1.89 −3.3 0.00
AI 4.36 ± 2.01 5.12 ± 1.71 −1.73 0.08
AI-3MNT 4.55 ± 1.92 4.47 ± 1.77 −0.16 0.86
χ2; p** 12.409; 0.002 2.113; 0.348
  Use of instrumental support BI 3.97 ± 1.96 4.44 ± 1.69 −1.23 0.21
AI 4.88 ± 2.05 4.35 ± 1.53 −0.89 0.37
AI-3MNT 5 ± 2.03 4.03 ± 1.08 −1.94 0.052
χ2; p** 5.961; 0.051 1.152; 0.562
  Humor BI 4.42 ± 2.33 4.85 ± 2.02 −0.958 0.338
AI 4.33 ± 2.2 4.26 ± 1.62 −0.191 0.848
AI-3MNT 4.58 ± 2.04 5.03 ± 1.89 −1.066 0.287
χ2; p** 1.938; 0.38 3.436; 0.179
  Religion BI 5,82 ± 2.18 5.18 ± 2.3 −1.164 0.244
AI 5.88 ± 1.99 4.94 ± 2.10 −1.862 0.063
AI-3MNT 5.79 ± 2.04 4.97 ± 2.63 −1.427 0.154
χ2; p** 0.317; 0.853 3.303; 0.192
World Health Organızatıon Well-Beıng Index (WHO-5)
 WHO-5 BI 53.69 ± 27.42 48.94 ± 20.79 −0.82 0.4
AI 72.24 ± 25.42 56.4 ± 24.43 −2.7 0.00
AI-3MNT 81.33 ± 16.26 51.8 ± 25.42 −4.65 0.00
χ2; p** 33.564; 0.000 3.323; 0.190

p*Man Whitney U, p**Friedman’s Tests, BI: before the intervention, AI: after the intervention, AI-3MNT: 3 months after the intervention