Table 1.
Determinants of Adherence, Diabetes Control, and Absence of Diabetic Complications
| Question | Answer | Adherence | HbA1C in Target | No Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 366 | n = 373 | n = 470 | ||
| 61.00% | 62.17% | 78.33% | ||
| P | P | P | ||
| Adherent (0 or only 1 positive answer to the 6-item adherence questionnaire) | Yes | 0.02 | 0.000 | |
| Do you ever deliberately not take your medication | No | 0.000 | ||
| Have you ever experienced any adverse effects from your medication? | No | 0.000 | 0.013 | |
| Age | ≥ 61 | 0.000 | 0.001 | |
| Do you feel you have enough information about your treatment | Yes | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Are you particularly bothered by your hypoglycaemia? | No | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Do you ever feel depressed? | No | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Do you have any complications from diabetes | No one | 0.000 | ||
| Do you consider on this scale from 1 to 10 that your diabetes impairs your quality of life (10 intolerable): | < median | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Do you consider on this scale from 1 to 10 that your diabetes is a burden (10 intolerable) | < median | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.008 |
| Do you feel you have enough information about your disease? | Yes | 0.001 | 0.000 | |
| Do you trust your doctor | Completely | 0.001 | 0.006 | |
| Smoking: Never/Has stopped/Active smoker | Never | 0.001 | 0.008 | |
| Generally speaking, when you are in the habit of doing something, do you stick to it | Yes | 0.003 | ||
| Are you rather Cheerful/Sad? | Cheerful | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.000 |
| Are you a natural Optimist/Pessimist? | Optimist | 0.010 | 0.016 | |
| BMI | < 30 | 0.015 | 0.014 | |
| Are you naturally Cautious/At risk | Cautious | 0.017 | ||
| Is your current HbA1c (glycosylated haemoglobin) in the target range? | Yes | 0.020 | ||
| Are you rather obedient to recommendations (Obedient/Disobedient?) | Obedient | 0.021 | ||
| CSP.1 = Craftsmen, shopkeepers, managers, intermediate professions SCP.2= Farmers, employees, workers, other, not active |
CSP.1 | 0.021 | 0.001 | |
| Have you seen a diabetes specialist in the last 18 months | No | 0.021 | ||
| In 10 years, your physical appearance will probably have changed to some extent. Do you think you will have changed not at all or very much? Scale 0 10 extremely changed median 6 |
< median | 0.003 | ||
| Have you seen a diabetes specialist in the last 18 months? | No | 0.004 | ||
| Physical activity Sedentary (nothing)/ Occasionally/Daily/Sport | Some | 0.008 | ||
| Do you have grandchildren? | No | 0.012 | ||
| Have you seen your GP for less than 1 year | Yes | 0.003 | ||
| In your opinion, does your future depend on you? | Yes | 0.022 |