Recognition of and steps to mitigate anxiety and fear of pain in injectable diabetes treatment

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-56

  Kruger, Davida F ^a   LaRue, Susan ^b,c   Estepa, Phil ^c  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fear; Injection; Needle; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; INSULIN;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THEORY; DRUG MONITORING; FEAR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE BLEEDING; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYRINGE NEEDLE;

EID: 84921756824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S71923     Document Type: Review

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