Diabetes in the workplace - Diabetic's perceptions and experiences of managing their disease at work: A qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ruston, Annmarie ^a   Smith, Alison ^a   Fernando, Bernard ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b not available   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Disease management; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISCLOSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84876994296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-386     Document Type: Article

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