Research Article

Effects of the Proactive Interdisciplinary Self-Management (PRISMA) Program on Online Care Platform Usage in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Patient characteristics at baseline ().

(%)//median (25-75 quartiles)Intervention group ()Control group ()

Male56 (58.9)60 (61.2)
Age in years
Education levela
 Low4 (4.2)8 (8.2)
 Moderate41 (43.2)45 (45.9)
 High12 (12.6)11 (11.2)
 Unknown38 (40.0)34 (34.7)
T2DM duration (years)6 (4–8)6 (4–9)
HbA1c (mmol/Mol)
BMI28 (26–31)30 (27–34)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)139 (131–150)130 (126–148)
Cholesterol (mmol/L)4.3 (3.5–5.1)3.9 (3.4–4.9)
EQ-5D index score0.9 (0.8–01)0.9 (0.9–1.0)
WHO-5 index score76 (61–80)80 (72–80)
HowRwe sum score12 (10–12)12 (9–12)
eHealth literacy13 (11–16)13 (11–16)

aLow, no education or primary education; moderate, lower secondary education, (upper) secondary education, or post-secondary non-tertiary education (including vocational education); high, tertiary education (bachelor’s degree or higher). T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; BMI = body mass index; EQ-5D = EuroQol Five Dimension; WHO-5 = 5-Item World Health Organization Well-Being Index.