Positive psychological characteristics in diabetes: A review

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 917-929

  Celano, Christopher M ^a,b   Beale, Eleanor E ^b   Moore, Shannon V ^b   Wexler, Deborah J ^a,b   Huffman, Jeff C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Optimism; Positive affect; Positive psychological characteristics; Resilience; Self efficacy; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTIMISM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84889083094     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-013-0430-8     Document Type: Article

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