Poor numeracy skills are associated with glycaemic control in Type1 diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 662-669

  Marden, S ^a   Thomas, P W ^b   Sheppard, Z A ^b   Knott, J ^a   Lueddeke, J ^c   Kerr, D ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Brockenhurst College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; HbA 1c; Literacy; Numeracy; Type1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUMERACY SKILL; READING; REGISTER; SKILL; SKILL FOR LIFE INITIAL ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84859816743     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03466.x     Document Type: Article

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