Self-care practices of Malaysian adults with diabetes and sub-optimal glycaemic control

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-267

  Tan, Ming Yeong ^a   Magarey, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diet and medication intake; Physical activity; Self care; Self monitoring of blood glucose; Sub optimal glycaemic control

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIFE STYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45549122292     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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