A qualitative investigation of the views and health beliefs of patients with Type 2 diabetes following the introduction of a diabetes shared care service

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 853-857

  Smith, S M ^a,d   O'Leary, M ^a   Bury, G ^a   Shannon, W ^b   Tynan, A ^b   Staines, A ^a   Thompson, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diabetes shared care; General practice; Patients' views; Qualitative research; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 0642373582     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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