The patient-perceived difficulty in diabetes treatment (PDDT) scale identifies barriers to care

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-251

  Tamir, Orly ^a   Wainstein, Julio ^b,c   Abadi Korek, Ifat ^a   Horowitz, Einav ^a   Shemer, Joshua ^a,c,d  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d ASSUTA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Instrument development; Instrument validation; Patient perception; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PERCEIVED DIFFICULTY IN DIABETES TREATMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84858126390     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.1300     Document Type: Article

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