Open AccessSelf-care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus over the course of illness: implications for tailoring support
Author(s) -
Anne van Puffelen,
Marise J. Kasteleyn,
de Vries L,
Mieke Rijken,
Monique Heijmans,
Giel Nijpels,
F.G. Schellevis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-019-00479-y
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , distress , type 2 diabetes , confounding , logistic regression , diabetes management , insulin , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , clinical psychology
Type 2 diabetes requires patients to make lifestyle changes and perform daily self-care. To determine at what stages patients may need particular self-management support, we examined (1) whether patients' performance of self-care related to their diabetes duration, and (2) whether illness characteristics (treatment and complications) and diabetes-related distress influenced this relationship.