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Tedium among patients with insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Lundman Berit,
Asplund Kjell,
Norberg Astrid
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb01388.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , diabetes mellitus , insulin , medicine , metabolic control analysis , anxiety , endocrinology , psychiatry
Tedium assessment and factor analysis of psychosocial variables were performed in 158 insulin‐dependent diabetic patients. High tedium scores correlated significantly (P < 0.05) with high education, lack of self‐monitoring, many reported problems concerning insulin injections, diet, strict planning of the activities of everyday life and anxiety concerning complications. There was also a significant relationship between low tedium scores and reported positive effects of the diabetes. There was a higher proportion (ns) of high tedium scores among patients in poor or good metabolic control than in those with intermediate metabolic control.