Stage at end of study: PTC intervention compared with TAU in three self-care behaviors
| Pre-action | Action | Maintenance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMBG | ||||
| TAU | 81.6% | 10.9% | 7.5% | χ2 = 66.72 |
| TAU + strips | 73.0% | 17.3% | 9.7% | P < 0.001 |
| PTC | 69.6% | 12.1% | 18.4% | n = 860 |
| PTC + strips | 56.6% | 10.2% | 33.2% | |
| Healthy eating | ||||
| TAU | 74.2% | 25.8% | 0% | χ2 = 26.52 |
| PTC | 67.5% | 21.1% | 11.4% | P < 0.001 |
| n = 445 | ||||
| Smoking | ||||
| TAU | 88.4% | 11.6% | 0% | χ2 = 7.01 |
| PTC | 76.7% | 17.8% | 5.5% | P = 0.03 |
| n = 168 |
At baseline, 100% of participants were in pre-action.