Research Article

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 4

Changes in help-seeking behavior between the two groups.

Help-seeking behavior, (%)Intervention groupControl groupGEE
value

Percentage change in help-seeking from doctors-10.4-1.11.250.263Δ
 Baseline#65 (73.9)66 (72.5)
 6 months66 (75.0)69 (75.8)
 12 months59 (69.4)65 (73.0)
 24 months52 (63.4)60 (71.4)
Percentage change in help-seeking from nurses44.88.119.36<0.001Δ
 Baseline#11 (12.5)11 (12.1)
 6 months28 (31.8)16 (17.6)
 12 months35 (41.2)17 (19.1)
 24 months47 (57.3)17 (20.2)
Percentage change in help-seeking from others0.1-6.60.050.832Δ
 Baseline#15 (17.0)19 (20.9)
 6 months19 (21.6)20 (22.0)
 12 months23 (27.1)18 (20.2)
 24 months14 (17.1)12 (14.3)

GEE: generalized estimating equations. Generalized estimating equations were used to analyze, with covariates of age, gender, diabetes complications, and treatment modality. ΔIntervention effect value; #there were no significant differences between the two groups at baseline.