Research Article

Effects of an Outpatient Diabetes Self-Management Education on Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in China: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

SDSCA score, PAID score, and blood glucose level of the two groups before and after the intervention (, ).

ItemBeforeAfter
CG ()IG ()CG ()IG ()

SDSCA (scores)-0.144.55
Dietary control (scores)0.227.39
Physical activity (scores)-0.236.12
Medication adherence (scores)-0.021.71
Blood glucose monitoring (scores)-0.67-0.45
Foot care (scores)-0.913.30
PAID (scores)-0.46-2.37
FBG (mmol/L)-0.44-5.72
PBG (mmol/L)-0.41-7.71
HbA1c (mmol/L)-0.89-10.62

CG: control group; IG: intervention group; FBG: fasting blood glucose; PBG: postprandial blood glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin. was considered statistically significant.