Social support and self-management capabilities in diabetes patients: An international observational study

2015135 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Jan Koetsenruijter · Radboud University Medical Center

Nathalie Eikelenboom · Radboud University Nijmegen

Jan van Lieshout · Radboud University Nijmegen

Ivaylo Vassilev · University of Southampton

Christos Lionis · University of Crete

Elka Todorova · University of National and World Economy

Mari Carmen Portillo

Abstract

Self-management support interventions that take informational support in patients' networks into account may be most effective, especially in deprived populations.

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Diabetes Management and Education Chronic Disease Management Strategies Health disparities and outcomes

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Published in: Patient Education and Counseling

Volume 99, Issue 4, pp. 638-643

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.10.029

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