Implementing person-centered communication in diabetes care: a new tool for diabetes care professionals

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Characteristic		CoMac intervention (n=72)	Control (n=48)	P-value
Age, mean (SD), years		61.5 (13.0)	62.4 (13.0)	0.720
Start weight, mean (SD), lbs		224.7 (48.6)	221.7 (74.7)	0.792
Start HbA1c, mean (SD)		9.0 (2.1)	8.2 (1.4)	0.015
Gender, n (%)				0.881
	Male	34 (47.2)	22 (45.8)
	Female	38 (52.8)	26 (54.2)

Abbreviations: lbs, pounds; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c.

Figure 1 Sample patient profile (HPI).

Abbreviation: HPI, high agency/positive emotion/internal control.

Figure 2 Sample patient profile (LNE).

Abbreviation: LNE, low agency/negative emotion/external control.

Table 2 Regression output with HbA1c change as dependent variable

Variable	Coefficient	Standard error	t	P-value
HbA1c start	−0.70	0.06	−10.90	0.000
CoMac Intervention	−0.42	0.23	−1.81	0.037
Age	0.01	0.01	1.12	0.266
Start weight	0.00	0.00	1.10	0.274
Male	−0.10	0.23	−0.42	0.678

Abbreviation: HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c.