Associations between Teach-Back Experience and Patient Health Outcomes
| Teach-Back | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Teach-Back versus Non-Teach-Back | |||||
| %, (95% CI) | %, (95% CI) | P-Value | Crude Odds Ratio (OR) | P-Value | Adjusted OR* | P-Value | |
| Complication | |||||||
| Any | 14.0 (10.9 to 17.1) | 17.7 (15.8 to 19.7) | .042 | 0.74 (0.56-0.99) | .045 | 0.70 (0.52-0.96) | .026 |
| CVDs† | 6.7 (4.5 to 8.9) | 8.3 (6.7 to 9.8) | .281 | 0.77 (0.50-1.19) | .232 | 0.71 (0.45-1.11) | .133 |
| Kidney problem | 3.1 (1.4-4.7) | 4.9 (3.9-5.9) | .052 | 0.63 (0.36-1.10) | .102 | 0.62 (0.33-1.14) | .123 |
| Eye problem | 5.5 (3.6 to 7.5) | 7.1 (5.6 to 8.7) | .200 | 0.77 (0.50-1.19) | .242 | 0.76 (00.49-1.18) | .217 |
| Hospitalization | |||||||
| All cause | 5.4 (3.6 to 7.2) | 7.8 (6.4 to 9.3) | .051 | 0.73 (0.49-1.10) | .133 | 0.72 (0.47-1.09) | .123 |
| DM specific | 2.0 (1.1 to 2.8) | 2.9 (1.8-4.0) | .085 | 0.59 (0.30-1.17) | .131 | 0.58 (0.29-1.14) | .112 |
| Complication related | 2.4 (1.2 to 3.7) | 4.6 (3.5-5.7) | .011 | 0.53 (0.30-0.94) | .031 | 0.51 (0.29-0.88) | .015 |
Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.
↵* Adjusted model included age, sex, race/ethnicity, foreign-born status, education, family, census, health insurance type, general health status, and current smoking, obesity, number of comorbid conditions, and current diabetes management items: whether having lifestyle modification, antidiabetic drugs, and insulin injections.
↵† Includes coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, other heart diseases.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.