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Table 2 Scores for intervention group across study measures

From: A pilot study of a Community Health Agent-led type 2 diabetes self-management program using Motivational Interviewing-based approaches in a public primary care center in São Paulo, Brazil

Primary Outcome

N

Mean baseline scorea

Mean 6-month score

p - value

 Overall PACIC Score, mean (SD)

43

33 (19)

68 (21)

p < .001

 Goal-setting PACIC subscale, mean (SD)

52

29 (25)

71 (24)

p < .001

 Problem-solving PACIC subscale, mean (SD)

52

13 (25)

63 (30)

p < .001

 Follow up PACIC subscale, mean (SD)

43

29 (19)

56 (28)

p < .001

Exploratory Outcomes

 Number of Fruit/Vegetable Portions a Day (SD)

52

47 (22)

59 (20)

p < .001

 Number of Days Had Five or More Fruit/vegetable (SD)

52

24 (42)

51 (40)

p < .001

 Number of Days Ate High fat foods (SD)

52

32 (37)

37 (33)

p = .402

 Number of Days Ate Sweets (SD)

52

80 (20)

77 (24)

p = .436

 Number of Days 30 min of Exercise (SD)

52

21 (35)

39 (31)

p = .002

 Diabetes Medication Adherence (SD)

52

2.98 (1.06)

2.40 (1.01)

p = .002

  1. aAll scores were on a 0–100 scale with higher values meaning more positive outcomes, except for the Morisky scale used to measure diabetes medication adherence that was scored on a 0–4 scale with higher values indicating worse reported adherence