What do people with type 1 diabetes find helpful in health professionals? Results from a focus group study

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 249-252

  Richards, Gayle ^a,c   Morris, M ^a   Booker, S ^a   Johnson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Health professionals; Helpful; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WARD;

EID: 33750483939     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.966     Document Type: Article

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