Impact of chronic disease self-management programs on type 2 diabetes management in primary care

Table 2 Baseline diabetes self-care activities monitoring, health-related quality of life, pain and fatigue measures

Measure	Controls	CDSMP	P
Diabetes self-care activity monitoring (d/wk)
30 min of any physical activity?	3.01	3.50	0.17
Daily exercise session?	2.23	2.53	0.40
Test your blood sugar?	4.22	4.38	0.70
Test sugar times provider recommends?	3.58	3.29	0.50
Check your feet?	5.20	4.41	0.04
Wash your feet?	6.58	6.36	0.29
Soak your feet?	1.73	1.21	0.14
Dry between your toes?	5.21	5.37	0.68
Inspect inside of shoes?	3.25	2.43	0.06
Follow a healthful eating plan?	3.80	3.92	0.71
Space carbohydrates evenly?	3.25	3.12	0.74
Eat ≥ 5 fruit/vegetable servings?	3.80	3.44	0.30
Eat high-fat products (red meat, full-fat diary)?	3.63	3.63	0.98
Eat packaged or bakery goods?	2.05	2.16	0.71
Health related quality of life (d/mo)
Physical health not good	3.98	5.96	0.07
Mental health not good	4.09	4.72	0.56
Physical/mental health hindered usual activities	1.82	3.65	0.05
Pain and fatigue measures (scale 1-10)
Average daily pain in the past 2 wk	3.74	3.74	1.00
Average daily fatigue in the past 2 wk	4.41	4.54	0.72

CDSMP: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.