Experience of mexican-American elders with diabetes: A phenomenological study

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 150-162

  Haltiwanger, Emily Piven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Psychological support; Qualitative research; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84863467011     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2012.694585     Document Type: Article

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