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Table 3 Effect of the on-line CME program on participants’ knowledge in treatment of diabetes (n: 526)

From: Knowledge of physicians regarding the management of Type two Diabetes in a primary care setting: the impact of online continuous medical education

Life style Modification

OGLDs Treatment

Insulin Therapy

Question

Pre-test

Post-test

Diff (%)

P-value

Pre-test

Post-test

Diff (%)

P-value

Pre-test

Post-test

Diff (%)

P-value

Q10: Lifestyle modification recommendation

90.8

93.1

2.3

0.1

        

Q11: Advice on healthy diet

46.6

74.3

27.7

0.000

        

Q12: Physical activity advice

60.0

78.7

18.7

0.000

        

Q13: Medical treatment+ life style change

    

66.1

82.1

15.9

0.000

    

Q14: Concurrent medical therapy

    

68.8

68.8

0

1.000

    

Q15: Combination therapy

    

46.7

71.1

24.3

0.000

    

Q16: HbA1c level to recommend combination therapy

    

54.1

85.7

31.6

0.000

    

Q17: First choice OGLD

    

71.8

88.4

16.6

0.000

    

Q18: Metformin dose at initiation

    

59.6

63.8

4.2

0.0518

    

Q19: Optimal dose of sulfonylurea

    

62.7

89.1

24.4

0.000

    

Q23: Metformin dose titration

    

45.2

50.9

5.7

0.005

    

Q24: Adding basal insulin

        

61.7

86.5

24.8

0.000

Q25: Insulin regimen

        

19.9

54.3

34.4

0.000

Q26: Basal insulin dose titration based on FBS

        

22.2

38.3

16.1

0.000

Q27: Indication for up-titration of basal insulin

        

58.5

68.4

9.9

0.000

Q28:Indication for adding prandial insulin

        

63.5

76.5

13

0.000

  1. Wilcoxon matched pairs test was used to compare before/after assessments