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Table 6 The comparison of PACIC-M mean score between TCM users and non-users (N = 381)

From: Traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) usage and its association with Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) among individuals with metabolic syndrome in primary care

PACIC-M Score

Mean (±SD)

Ta (df)

Mean Difference (95% CI)a

P-value*

Total

N = 381

Non-user

n = 126

User

n = 255

Overall Score

2.91 (0.04)

2.75 (0.72)

2.98 (0.74)

−2.86 (379)

−0.23 (− 0.39, − 0.71)

0.005

Component 1: Goal setting/tailoring and problem solving/contextual

3.06 (0.84)

2.93 (0.86)

3.13 (0.83)

−2.14 (379)

−0.20 (− 0.38, − 0.02)

0.033

Component 2: Follow-up/coordination

2.11 (0.94)

1.93 (0.87)

2.20 (0.95)

−2.67 (379)

−0.27 (− 0.47, − 0.07)

0.008

Component 3: Patient activation and delivery system design/decision support

3.51 (0.84)

3.33 (0.87)

3.60 (0.82)

−2.91 (379)

−0.26 (− 0.44, − 0.09)

0.004

  1. *statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
  2. astatistical test: independent t-test