Table 1 Biomedical and questionnaire measures used and time points in the trial
Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | 18 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biomedical measures | ||||
HbA1c (mmol/mol) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Weight (kg) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Waist circumference (cm) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Questionnaire measures | ||||
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (BIPQ) - diabetes version [26] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Short-Form 36 (SF-36) [27] | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA). [28] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Euro-Qol (EQ-5D) [29] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Confidence in Diabetes Self-care (CIDS) [30] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction questionnaire (DTSQ) [31] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Beliefs about self monitoring* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |