A diabetes problem solving support group: Issues, process and preliminary outcomes

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Alley, Glen R ^a   Brown, Lester B ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical issues; Diabetes; Group activities; Outcomes; Practitioner activities; Problem solving; Process; Psychosocial issues; Support groups; Task centered

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036959583     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v36n01_01     Document Type: Article

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