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Table 6 Sick-day questionnaire items

From: Study of assessment of knowledge and understanding for coping with sick days among patients with diabetes in community pharmacy: a cluster randomized controlled trial (SAKURA trial)

 

Intervention group

(n = 92), mean (SD)

Control group

(n = 178), mean (SD)

Intervention vs. control

Sick-day questionnaire items

Pre

Post

Difference

Pre

Post

Difference

Difference

(95% CI)

p-value**

During sick days

        

Are you anxious about adjusting your medication?

2.3 (1.3)

2.5 (1.2)

0.2 (1.6)

2.4 (1.3)

2.5 (1.2)

0.1 (1.5)

0.1 (− 0.3 to 0.5)

0.60

Are you anxious about when to see a doctor?

2.9 (1.5)

2.8 (1.3)

− 0.1 (1.7)

3.1 (1.5)

3.0 (1.4)

− 0.1 (1.6)

0.0 (− 0.5 to 0.4)

0.93

Do you know how to adjust your medication?

3.3 (1.7)

3.2 (1.4)

− 0.1 (2.0)

3.0 (1.4)

3.1 (1.3)

0.1 (1.6)

− 0.2 (− 0.7 to 0.2)

0.43

Do you want to know when to see a doctor?

3.4 (1.7)

3.3 (1.5)

− 0.1 (1.8)

3.4 (1.5)

3.4 (1.4)

0.0 (1.5)

− 0.1 (− 0.5 to 0.3)

0.72

If you know the drug adjustment instructions, can you adjust it?

4.0 (1.6)

4.2 (1.4)

0.2 (2.1)

4.0 (1.5)

3.9 (1.4)

− 0.1 (1.7)

0.3 (− 0.2 to 0.7)

0.48

If you have symptoms would you see a doctor?

3.7 (1.7)

4.0 (1.5)

0.3 (2.1)

3.9 (1.5)

3.8 (1.4)

− 0.1 (1.5)

0.4 (− 0.1 to 0.8)

0.23

I expect explanations that are in line with my treatment policy and lifestyle

At this pharmacy

4.0 (1.5)

4.1 (1.3)

0.1 (1.8)

3.8 (1.2)

3.9 (1.1)

0.1 (1.2)

0.0 (− 0.4 to 0.3)

0.85

Satisfied with providing information about diabetes

4.1 (1.4)

4.3 (1.1)

0.2 (1.8)

4.0 (1.1)

3.9 (1.0)

− 0.1 (1.4)

0.3 (− 0.1 to 0.7)

0.16

I want to talk about illnesses other than diabetes

3.6 (1.5)

3.5 (1.4)

–0.1 (1.8)

3.5 (1.2)

3.4 (1.2)

− 0.1 (1.4)

0.0 (− 0.4 to 0.4)

0.86

I want to talk about meals

3.2 (1.5)

3.4 (1.3)

0.2 (1.5)

3.3 (1.2)

3.3 (1.1)

0.0 (1.0)

0.2 (− 0.1 to 0.5)

0.27

I want to talk about exercise

3.1 (1.5)

3.4 (1.2)

0.3 (1.5)

3.2 (1.1)

3.2 (1.1)

0.0 (1.0)

0.3 (0–0.6)

0.048

I can recommend this pharmacy to others

4.0 (1.5)

4.1 (1.3)

0.1 (1.5)

4.2 (1.2)

4.2 (1.0)

0.0 (1.0)

0.1 (− 0.2 to 0.4)

0.45

  1. *P-value for comparison of the difference in values between the intervention and control groups (Mann–Whitney U test, Student’s t-test)