Table 2.
Estimated effects of the intervention by arms and the incremental effect of incentivea (N = 240)
Source: Author calculations using the data collected from the study
| Study arms | Incremental effect of incentive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC+ | Incentive | Estimate | [95% CI] | |
| Primary outcome | ||||
| Mean change in HbA1c at month 6 | − 0.73 | − 1.04 | − 0.31 | [− 0.67 to 0.06] |
| Secondary outcomes | ||||
| Mean no. of glucose readings within acceptable range (out of 3 tests) during the last week of intervention | 0.16 | 0.48 | 0.32 | [0.07 to 0.57] |
| Mean no. of glucose readings (out of 3 tests) during the last week of intervention | 0.73 | 1.12 | 0.40 | [0.04 to 0.76] |
| Mean no. of medication adherent days during the last week of intervention | 0.97 | 1.69 | 0.72 | [0.05 to 1.38] |
| Mean no. of physically active days during the last week of intervention | 1.24 | 2.35 | 1.12 | [0.38 to 1.86] |
| Exploratory outcomes | ||||
| Proportion of participants who titrated up their oral medication during the intervention | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.04 | [− 0.1 to 0.18] |
| Proportion of participants who switched to insulin treatment during the intervention | 0.09 | 0.05 | − 0.04 | [− 0.12 to 0.04] |
| Mean change in EQ-5D-5L at month 6 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.002 | [− 0.03 to 0.04] |
| Mean change in overall BIPQ score at month 6 | − 1.59 | − 1.91 | − 0.32 | [− 3.02 to 2.38] |
| Mean change in BIPQ Treatment Control score at month 6 | − 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.62 | [− 0.02 to 1.26] |
| Mean change in SMBG score at month 6 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.01 | [− 0.12 to 0.13] |
| Mean change in BMQ Specific score at month 6 | − 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.68 | [− 0.59 to 1.94] |
| Additional outcomes | ||||
| Proportion of participants who had improvement in HbA1c at month 6 | 0.64 | 0.81 | 0.18 | [0.04 to 0.31] |
BIPQ Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, BMQ Beliefs about Medication Questionnaire, CI confidence interval, EQ-5D-5L European Quality of Life–5 Dimensions–5 Levels, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, SMBQ Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, UC + usual care plus
aCalculated as the difference in change from baseline at month 6 between intervention and control groups