Table 3.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristic	n	Range	%	M (SD)	M (SD)
Age in years	19	40–70		55.1 (10.9)
A1C	19	5.4–12		8.3 (1.8)
Length of time with DM in years	19	2 – 21		7.1 (4.8)
Hispanic	10		52.6
Non-Hispanic White	6		31.6
African American	3		15.8
Female	11		57.9
SDSCA Variables (n=19)				Pre-test	Post-test
General diet		0–7		2.9 (1.9)	4.4 (2.1)
Specific diet		0–6		3.8 (1.6)	4.2 (1.5)
General exercise		0–6		1.8 (1.4)	2.9 (1.5)
General glucose testing		0–7		2.3 (1.2)	3.4 (2.5)
General foot care		0–7		2.6 (2.5)	3.6 (2.8)
Days of smoking in the past week		0–3		0.3 (.8)	0.2 (0.7)
Cognitive Variables (n=19)
Memory-Contentment		28–54		40.0 (5.8)	23.5 (6.3)
Memory-Ability		31–86		45.5 (11.4)	24.8 (7.3)
Memory-Strategies		12–101		32.8 (19.6)	40.0 (3.5)
Executive Function-Time		4–14		10.0 (2.6)	9.0 (2.7)
Executive Function-Self-Organization		4–12		8.5 (2.4)	6.9 (1.4)
Executive Function-Restraint		4–14		7.9 (2.9)	5.6 (1.7)
Executive Function-Motivation		4–11		6.9 (2.8)	5.8 (1.7)
Executive Function-Self-Regulation		4–14		8.2 (2.5)	5.3 (1.4)
Executive Function-Total		24–57		41.6 (9.9)	32.8 (5.1)
CESD-total		10–18		14.6 (2.1)	12.3 (1.1)
GSE-total		20–40		28.2 (3.2)	32.2 (4.8)