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Use Of Social Adaptability Index To Explain Self-Care And Diabetes Outcomes, Jennifer A. Campbell, Rebekah J. Walker, Brittany L. Smalls, Leonard E. Egede
Use Of Social Adaptability Index To Explain Self-Care And Diabetes Outcomes, Jennifer A. Campbell, Rebekah J. Walker, Brittany L. Smalls, Leonard E. Egede
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Background: To examine whether the social adaptability index (SAI) alone or components of the index provide a better explanatory model for self-care and diabetes outcomes.
Methods: Six hundred fifteen patients were recruited from two primary care settings. A series of multiple linear regression models were run to assess (1) associations between the SAI and diabetes self-care/outcomes, and (2) associations between individual SAI indicator variables and diabetes self-care/outcomes. Separate models were run for each self-care behavior and outcome. Two models were run for each dependent variable to compare associations with the SAI and components of the index.
Results: The SAI has …