Open Access<p>Barriers to Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes During COVID-19 Medical Isolation: A Qualitative Study</p>
Author(s) -
Chunhong Shi,
Haili Zhu,
Jun Li,
Jian Zhou,
Weihong Tang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s268481
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , isolation (microbiology) , glycemic , type 2 diabetes , pandemic , covid-19 , diabetes management , qualitative research , economic shortage , self management , exploratory research , disease , gerontology , family medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , endocrinology , social science , linguistics , philosophy , machine learning , sociology , government (linguistics) , computer science , anthropology , microbiology and biotechnology
Diabetes self-management behaviors are necessary to obtain optimum glycemic control, reduce the risk of complications, and improve health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic imposes an additional struggle for self-management by diabetes patients. Although previous studies have reported socio-demographic, behavioral, psychological, and cultural barriers to diabetes self-management, little is known about perceived barriers to diabetes self-management among patients during isolation following their recovery from COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived barriers among type 2 diabetes patients during isolation following their recovery from COVID-19.