Development and pilot of a low-literacy diabetes education book using social marketing techniques

Diabetes Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-102

  Kavin, Michelle ^a   Añel Tiangco, Raquel M ^a   Mauger, David T ^b   Gabbay, Robert A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes Playbook; low literacy; patient empowerment; self education; social marketing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BOOK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 79952717445     PISSN: 18696953     EISSN: 18696961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13300-010-0009-1     Document Type: Article

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