Subjective quality of life of outpatients with diabetes: Comparison with family caregivers impressions and control group

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 737-745

  Awadalla, Abdel W ^a,b   Ohaeri, Jude U ^a,b   Tawfiq, Adel M ^a,b   Al Awadi, Shafika A ^a,c  

^a Kuwait University ^*

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c Psychological Medicine Hospital Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Concordance; Diabetes; Life; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33646500784     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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