| First questionnaire | Second questionnaire | ||||
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 | SC# (301) | CAU## (102) | P-value | SC# (189) | CAU## (61) | P-value |
Contact healthcare professional during the past year, % (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   General practitioner | 59.0*(177) | 46.1*(47) | 0.02 | 58.5*(110) | 43.5*(27) | 0.04 |
   Diabetes specialist nurse | 37.5 (112) | 43.1 (44) | 0.31 | 38.5 (73) | 51.6 (32) | 0.08 |
   Practice nurse | 34.0**(102) | 17.6**(18) | 0.002 | 35.1*(66) | 16.1*(10) | 0.05 |
   Practice assistant | 24.1* (72) | 13.7* (14) | 0.03 | 26.6*(50) | 12.9*(8) | 0.03 |
   Dietician | 26.3* (79) | 15.7* (16) | 0.03 | 18.1(34) | 11.3(7) | 0.21 |
   Ophthalmologist | 72.6 (217) | 68.6 (70) | 0.45 | 75.0(141) | 80.6(50) | 0.40 |
   Internist | 9.7** (29) | 44.1**(45) | <0.001 | 11.2**(21) | 41.9**(26) | <0.001 |
   Cardiologist | 13.0 (39) | 18.0 (18) | 0.22 | 11.7(22) | 16.1(10) | 0.38 |
Received good education on % (N): | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Nutrition/diet | 94.3* (265) | 85.9* (79) | 0.01 | 94.3*(165) | 82.2*(48) | 0.01 |
   Exercise | 91.0 (243) | 85.6 (77) | 0.16 | 94.5**(156) | 80.4**(45) | 0.001 |
   Smoking | 71.7 (114) | 60.3 (38) | 0.07 | 77.3(75) | 65.8(25) | 0.19 |
   Foot care | 89.5**(247) | 69.9**(65) | <0.001 | 93.6**(41) | 74.5**(160) | <0.001 |
Checks/examination during the past year of % (N): | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Blood pressure | 99.4 (295) | 97.5 (96) | 0.07 | 100(186) | 100(61) | - |
   Weight | 97.5**(276) | 89.9**(88) | <0.001 | 98.9*(182) | 91.7*(55) | 0.01 |
   Eye | 89.5 (246) | 89.0 (86) | 0.88 | 91.8(169) | 93.0(53) | 0.99 |
   Foot | 92.4**(253) | 76.2**(68) | <0.001 | 96.0**(168) | 82.8**(53) | 0.002 |
Diabetes passport received | 66.9**(194) | 19.1**(17) | <0.001 | 70.0**(126) | 38.6**(22) | <0.001 |
HbA1c knowledge | 70.9*(205) | 56.2* (54) | 0.01 | 74.7*(133) | 61.7*(37) | 0.05 |