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 group
Control group
GEE
value
Percentage change in help-seeking from doctors
-10.4
-1.1
1.25
0.263Δ
Baseline#
65 (73.9)
66 (72.5)
6 months
66 (75.0)
69 (75.8)
12 months
59 (69.4)
65 (73.0)
24 months
52 (63.4)
60 (71.4)
Percentage change in help-seeking from nurses
44.8
8.1
19.36
<0.001Δ
Baseline#
11 (12.5)
11 (12.1)
6 months
28 (31.8)
16 (17.6)
12 months
35 (41.2)
17 (19.1)
24 months
47 (57.3)
17 (20.2)
Percentage change in help-seeking from others
0.1
-6.6
0.05
0.832Δ
Baseline#
15 (17.0)
19 (20.9)
6 months
19 (21.6)
20 (22.0)
12 months
23 (27.1)
18 (20.2)
24 months
14 (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.