The Effects of Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Team Management on Glycosylated Hemoglobin, Quality of Life, Hospitalization, and Help-Seeking Behavior of People with Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Changes in hospitalizations between the two groups.

Hospitalizations, (%)	Intervention group	Control group	OR	95% CI	GEE
						value
Baseline	13 (14.8)	5 (5.5)	2.981	1.016-8.752	4.83	0.028^Δ
6 months	12 (13.6)	7 (7.7)	1.895	0.709-5.061
12 months	10 (11.8)	4 (4.5)	2.833	0.853-9.411
24 months	8 (9.8)	7 (8.3)	1.189	0.411-3.444

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; GEE: generalized estimating equations. Generalized estimating equations were used to analyze, with covariates of age, gender, diabetes complications, and treatment modality. ^ΔIntervention effect value.