Characteristics of respondents in the DISC study and the process evaluation
| Quasi-experimental trial (n=131) | Qualitative process evaluation (n=27) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group (n=69) | Control group (n=62) | Intervention group (n=17) | Control group (n=10) | |
| Age (SD) | 61.15 (10.4) | 62.3 (9.9) | 60.5 (7.86) | 62.9 (10.94) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female (%) | 66.1 | 69.8 | 73.3 | 77.8 |
| Total household income per month (%) | ||||
| €454–€1270 | 34.8 | 46.8 | 18.8 | 30 |
| €1270–€1906 | 30.4 | 25.8 | 37.5 | 40 |
| More than €1906 | 10 | 9.7 | 31.3 | 20 |
| Would rather not say | 24.6 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 10 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| Dutch | 40.6 | 27.4 | 47 | 50 |
| Surinamese | 11.6 | 32.3 | 23,5 | 30 |
| Turkish | 10.1 | 16.1 | 11,8 | 0 |
| Moroccan | 15.9 | 6.5 | 11,8 | 20 |
| Other | 8.7 | 9.7 | 5,9 | 0 |
| Missing | 13 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| No formal education/primary education | 50 | 52.6 | 37.6 | 30 |
| Lower secondary vocational education (LBO) or preparatory secondary vocational education (VMBO) | 20.3 | 21.1 | 25 | 30 |
| How would you describe the state of your diabetes? (%) | ||||
| Very good | 5 | 4.4 | 33.3 | 55.6 |
| Good | 36.7 | 40.4 | 46.7 | 44.4 |
| Okay | 40.0 | 44.4 | 13.3 | |
| Poor | 13.3 | 11.1 | ||
| Very poor | 5 | 0 | ||
| HbA1c at baseline mmol/mol (SD) | 62 mmol/mol 7.80% (1.1) | 63 mmol/mol 7.95% (1.7) | 60 mmol/mol 7.6% (0.63) | 60 mmol/mol 7.6% (0.88) |
| Duration of diabetes in years (SD) | 8.36 (8.0) | 11.65 (10.2) | 8.23 (6.2) | 10.3 (6.2) |
DISC, Diabetes in Social Context study; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c.