Patient-perceived service needs and health care utilization in people with type 2 diabetes

Patient Education for People with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Health Care

quality of delivered care for people with type 2 diabetes: a new patient-centred model

background: the quality of care from the perspective of people with type 2 diabetes using a new model (cqmh) including three dimensions of quality in health care (technical, service and customer quality) was assessed. methods: a cross-sectional survey with a sample of 577 people with type 2 diabetes was conducted. measures were self-reported adherence to national guidelines for technical qualit...

Prediction of Self-Care Behaviors Based on Perceived Stress and Goal Setting Skill in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the common chronic diseases in modern societies and self-care behaviors consider as one of the most important factors in controlling this disease. Regarding the impact of psychological factors on adherence to self-care behaviors, the current study aimed to predict self-care behaviors, based on goal setting skill and perceived stress of patients with type 2 diabe...

Perceived Social Stigma and Its Relationship with Demographic and Clinical Characteristics in Adolescents and Young People with Type 1 Diabetes

Introduction: The term stigma indicates characteristic labeling, in a way, that the individual becomes an outcast in his /her living environment for physical or psychological reason and in the case of patching it becomes ill fated. The objective of this study was to determine the perceived social stigma and its relationship with the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with type...

Health Utility Scores for People With Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Managed Care Health Plans

OBJECTIVE To estimate the health utility scores associated with type 2 diabetes, its treatments, complications, and comorbidities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed health-related quality-of-life data, collected at baseline during Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes, a multicenter, prospective, observational study of diabetes care in managed care, for 7,327 individuals with ty...