Overwhelmed or Apathy?

Apathy or Activity?

access through the selective view of certain television programmes, and articles in the Press, presented in the last year. A drab picture is painted; the atmosphere of apathy, of old men and women sitting around the edge of a room with tiled floors, doing nothing all day except going to the lavatory. A few may be reading, whilst others might watch television. Most people visiting Homes for the ...

Overwhelmed Patients

OBJECTIVE Patients with diabetes may experience high burden of treatment (BOT), including treatment-related effects and self-care demands. We examined whether patients with type 2 diabetes and their clinicians discuss BOT, the characteristics of their discussions, and their attempts to address BOT during visits. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Two coders independently reviewed videos of 46 primar...

Overwhelmed by choices.

The global response to diabetes: action or apathy?

Diabetes and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for over 60% of the world's annual deaths, untold personal suffering, and an economically crippling burden of lost productivity. Despite the body of evidence and various calls to action, historically, the global response has bordered on apathy. Although diabetes and related NCDs remain disproportionately underfunded, the United Natio...

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