Living with type 1 diabetes is challenging for Zambian adolescents: Qualitative data on stress, coping with stress and quality of care and life

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hapunda, Given ^a,b   Abubakar, Amina ^b,c,d   van de Vijver, Fons ^b,e,f   Pouwer, Frans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Diabetes; Quality of life; Stress; Zambia

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STIGMA; STRESS; ZAMBIAN; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ETIOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ZAMBIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84928526401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12902-015-0013-6     Document Type: Article

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