A virtual clinic for diabetes self-management: Pilot study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Jennings, Amy ^a   Powell, John ^a   Armstrong, Natalie ^b   Sturt, Jackie ^a   Dale, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Internet; Intervention studies; Self efficacy; Virtual systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 77953840640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1111     Document Type: Article

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