Self-Management Behavior in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Western Urban China

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Authors

Ming Huang · West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Sheyu Li · West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Xiaolian Jiang · West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Abstract

We observed good self-management behavior in patients with T2DM in Chengdu. When self-management education is provided, age, education, knowledge, belief, self-efficacy, and social support should be considered to offer more appropriate intervention and to improve patients' behavior.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes Management and Education Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Chronic Disease Management Strategies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 4, pp. e95138-e95138

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095138

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