Lifestyle changes - A continuous, inner struggle for women with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Ahlin, Kristina ^a   Billhult, Annika ^a  

^a FoU Enheten i Södra Älvsborg ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experience; lifestyle change; struggle; type 2 diabetes; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

EID: 84857322881     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2011.654193     Document Type: Article

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