Living with diabetes in rural and urban Ghana: A critical social psychological examination of illness action and scope for intervention

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-572

  Aikins, Ama De Graft ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive polyphasia; Diabetes; Emotions; Ghana; Illness action

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMICS; EMOTION; FAMILY; GHANA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GHANA; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041689468     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13591053030085007     Document Type: Article

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