Effectiveness of a mobile-based educational intervention on self-care activities and glycemic control among the elderly with type 2 diabetes in southwest of Iran in 2020

Table 2 Comparison of constructs of interest among the elderly with type 2 diabetes at baseline and after a 3-month follow-up in south west of Iran in 2020

Outcome	Baseline	Follow-up	P-value*	P-value^£
*Coping Self-efficacy*
Experimental group	70.93 ± 24.50	84.49 ± 24.40	0.001	0.002
Control group	69.58 ± 25.34	70.25 ± 23.25	0.67
P-value**	0.75	0.001	-
*Attitude towards self-care*
Experimental group	36.85 ± 12.80	48.66 ± 13.90	0.001	< 0.0001
Control group	34.22 ± 12.53	37.76 ± 10.27	0.59
P-value**	0.24	0.001	-
*Social support*
Experimental group	44.59 ± 16.19	54.44 ± 16.08	0.001	< 0.0001
Control group	43.42 ± 16.20	44.47 ± 15.76	0.08
P-value**	0.64	0.001	-
*Self-care*
Experimental group	44.81 ± 17.21	53.56 ± 13.32	0.001	0.001
Control group	43.32 ± 15.37	44.95 ± 11.60	0.15
P-value**	0.68	0.001	-

Values are presented as mean ± SD
^* Paired T-test
^** Two independent samples T-test
^£ Adjusted for baseline Pre-intervention outcomes and potential covariates (gender, age, type of medication)

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