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From: Effect of a community-based diabetes self-management empowerment program on mental health-related quality of life: a causal mediation analysis from a randomized controlled trial

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Comparison of conceptual models. A. Original research question of Diabetes Self-Care Study – effect of the DSME intervention on glycemic control. B. First research question of our research – total effect of the DSME intervention on mental health-related quality of life (mental HRQoL). C. Second and third research questions of our research – direct effect of the DSME intervention on mental HRQoL separate from indirect effect via glycemic control (second research question) or other mediators (third research question). DSME = Diabetes self-management education. Total Effect = Direct Effect + Indirect Effect.

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