Quality of life and its predictors for middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Huang, Mei Chuan ^a   Hung, Chich Hsiu ^b  

^a Yuh Ing Junior College of Health Care and Management   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Self care behavior; Social support; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 35748945423     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387615.87683.13     Document Type: Article

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