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Table 2 Age- and gender-adjusted mean (95% confidence intervals) KAP and PACIC, and p values of the differences in KAP and PACIC of people with diabetes consulting at the family physician-led hospital-based (VMMC) vs. local government-based (LGHU) first line health services

From: A cross-sectional study of the differences in diabetes knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and self-care practices as related to assessment of chronic illness care among people with diabetes consulting in a family physician-led hospital-based first line health service and local government health unit-based health centers in the Philippines

Factor

VMMC

LGHU

P value (using regress command)

Diabetes knowledge

70.7 (63.5-77.9)

58.7 (54.9-62.9)

<0.001

Positive attitudes

3.7 (3.5-3.8)

3.3 (3.2-3.4)

0.002

Negative attitudes

2.2 (1.9-2.6)

3.1 (2.8-3.5)

0.001

Fear

2.6 (1.9-3.4)

3.5 (2.8-3.5)

0.076

Perceived support needs

2.7 (2.2-3.1)

4.3 (3.9-4.7)

<0.001

Perceived support received

3.5 (3.1-4.0)

4.4 (4.2-4.6)

<0.001

Congruence of perceived support received to perceived support needs

0.89 (0.18-1.61)

0.11 (−0.38-0.60)

0.095

Perceived support attitudes

5.0 (5.0-5.0)

4.6 (4.4-4.8)

<0.001

Perceived ability to perform self-care/Perceptions of self-effciacy

Overall

3.7 (3.5-3.9)

3.2 (3.0-3.4)

<0.001

To control blood glucose

4.3 (4.1-4.5)

3.2 (2.8-3.6)

<0.001

To control weight

4.3 (4.1-4.5)

3.5 (3.2-3.8)

<0.001

To do things needed to be done for diabetes

4.1 (3.8-4.3)

3.3 (3.0-3.6)

<0.001

To handle feelings on diabetes

4.0 (3.8-4.3)

3.5 (3.2-3.8)

0.030

Patients’ assessment of chronic illness care

Summary of overall score

2.6 (2.1-3.2)

3.2 (3.1-3.3)

0.016

Patient activation

2.6 (1.6-3.6)

3.5 (3.4-3.7)

0.086

Delivery system design

3.3 (2.5-4.0)

3.6 (3.4-3.8)

0.465

Goal setting

2.6 (2.0-3.2)

3.1 (3.0-3.3)

0.064

Problem solving

3.0 (2.7-3.2)

3.3 (3.1-3.5)

0.042

Follow-up/coordination

2.1 (1.8-2.3)

3.0 (2.9-3.2)

<0.001