Psychological characteristics of frequent short-notice cancellers of diabetes medical and education appointments

Diabetes Care

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1791-1793

  Weinger, Katie ^a,b   McMurrich, Sheila J ^a   Yi, Joyce P ^a   Lin, Susan ^a   Rodriguez, Myriel ^a  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SELF ESTEEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 21544480018     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.7.1791     Document Type: Article

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