Dynamics and nature of support in the personal networks of people with type 2 diabetes living in Europe: Qualitative analysis of network properties

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3172-3185

  Kennedy, Anne ^a   Rogers, Anne ^a   Vassilev, Ivaylo ^a   Todorova, Elka ^b   Roukova, Poli ^c   Foss, Christina ^d   Knutsen, Ingrid ^d   Portillo, Mari Carmen ^e   Mujika, Agurtzane ^e   Serrano Gil, Manuel ^f   Lionis, Christos ^g   Angelaki, Agapi ^g   Ratsika, Nikoleta ^g   Koetsenruijter, Jan ^h   Wensing, Michel ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY   (Bulgaria)

^c BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^f Fundacion Educacion Salud Y Sociedad   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^h RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Qualitative; Self management support; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84954537228     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12306     Document Type: Article

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