Clinical and socio-demographic determinants of self-care behaviours in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: A multicentre cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 18-27

  Ausili, Davide ^a   Rebora, Paola ^a   Di Mauro, Stefania ^a   Riegel, Barbara ^b   Valsecchi, Maria Grazia ^a   Paturzo, Marco ^c   Alvaro, Rosaria ^c   Vellone, Ercole ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical determinants; Diabetes mellitus; Heart failure; Self Care; Self Efficacy; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84983417180     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.08.006     Document Type: Article

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