Perceived support status
diabetes
DIABETES
The GEE results show a statistically significant difference in the changes in support needed and support received over the study period between the two groups, with the DSMES programme has outperformed usual care with large effect sizes both at T1 and T2. However, no statistically significant difference in the changes in support attitudes over the study period between the two groups, and the usual care has outweighed the DSMES programme approach with a small effect size both at T1 and T2 (Table GEE results of support status of people with diabetes by the group over the study period.