The Feasibility of Health Trainer Improved Patient Self-Management in Patients with Low Health Literacy and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
Table 2
Adequacy of outcome measures.
Outcome measure
Number of patients answering all scale items (%)
Range of possible scores
Mean score (SD)
Range of observed scores
Number of patients with minimum possible score (%)
Number of patients with maximum possible score (%)
Number of patients scoring in the bottom 20% of possible scores (%)
Number of patients scoring in the top 20% of possible scores (%)
Baseline: SDSCAM
76 (100)
0, 7
3.83 (1.48)
0.22, 6.89
0 (0)
0 (0)
4 (5.3)
7 (9.2)
7 months: SDSCAM
52 (98.1)
0, 7
4.01 (1.24)
0.89, 6.78
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (1.9)
5 (9.6)
Baseline: SWEMWBS
76 (100)
7, 35
22.93 (5.30)
13.30, 35.00
0 (0)
3 (4.0)
0 (0)
8 (10.5)
7 months: SWEMWBS
52 (98.1)
7, 35
22.81 (4.22)
7.00, 30.70
1 (1.9)
0 (0)
1 (1.9)
2 (3.8)
Baseline: PCS
76 (100)
0, 100
36.90 (10.64)
9.94, 56.15
0 (0)
0(0)
6 (7.9)
0 (0)
7 months: PCS
53 (100)
0, 100
35.36 (13.04)
7.89, 56.15
0 (0)
0 (0)
5 (9.4)
0 (0)
Baseline: MCS
76 (100)
0, 100
45.44 (12.76)
15.36, 65.63
0 (0)
0 (0)
3 (9.2)
0 (0)
7 months: MCS
53 (100)
0, 100
49.16 (12.12)
17.36, 74.12
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (1.9)
0 (0)
Baseline: DQL
76 (100)
0, 100
34.12 (24.05)
0, 100
2 (2.6)
2 (2.6)
19 (25)
5 (6.6)
7 months: DQL
48 (90.6)
0, 100
39.06 (25.98)
0, 100
2 (4.2)
1 (2.1)
9 (18.8)
4 (14.6)
Baseline: BIPS
76 (100)
0, 80
38.46 (12.80)
11, 63
0 (0)
0 (0)
3 (3.9)
0 (0)
7 months: BIPS
52 (98.1)
0, 80
38.33 (12.01)
12, 68
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (3.8)
2 (3.8)
Baseline: DUKS
76 (100)
0, 9
6.97 (1.15)
3, 9
0 (0)
1 (1.3)
0 (0)
27 (35.5)
7 months: DUKS
52 (98.1)
0, 9
7.15 (1.24)
4, 9
0 (0)
8 (15.5)
0 (0)
21 (40.4)
Baseline: Hb1Ac
76 (100)
—
78.04 (15.17)
56, 121
—
—
—
—
7 months: Hb1Ac
61 (80.3)
—
72.64 (16.71)
41, 117
—
—
—
—
Baseline: EQ5D
76 (100)
−0.59, 1
0.59 (0.35)
−0.24, 1.00
0 (0)
12 (15.8)
0 (0)
47 (61.8)
7 months: EQ5D
52 (98.1)
−0.59, 1
0.64 (0.28)
−0.02, 1.00
0 (0)
7 (13.5)
0 (0)
31 (59.6)
Summary Diabetes Self-Care Measure (SDSCAM); Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Score (SWEMWBS); SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Scores (PCS & MCS); Diabetes Quality of Life (DQL); Brief Illness Perception Score (BIPS); Diabetes UK Score (DUKS); EuroQuol Health questionnaire (EQ-5D).
