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 2

Changes in HbA1c and QOL scores between the two groups.

OutcomesIntervention group ()Control group ()Estimated between-group difference (95% CI) valueΔ

Change in HbA1c (%)-1.080.45-1.53 (-1.91, -1.14)<0.001
 Baseline0.74 (0.41, 1.09)
 6 months0.58 (0.28, 0.87)
 12 months-0.04 (-0.44, 0.36)
 24 months-0.65 (-1.04, -0.26)
Change in QOL score4.04-5.109.14 (1.21, 17.07)<0.001
 Baseline-8.27 (-12.43,-4.12)
 6 months-3.31 (-7.34, 0.71)
 12 months-1.18 (-6.56, 4.21)
 24 months0.86 (-6.24, 7.97)

SD: standard deviation; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; QOL: quality of life; CI: confidence interval. Reference is the control group; Δintention-to-treat analysis using general linear mixed model with group; time, , and covariates of age, gender, diabetes complications, and treatment modality. Overall effect value.