Abstract
Patients' illness beliefs have been associated with glycaemic control in diabetes and survival in other conditions and understanding patient beliefs - how they make sense of their diabetes and how they manage the condition - helps healthcare professionals to provide the best care possible. In this article, the authors examine whether the illness beliefs of people with diabetes and foot ulceration independently predict mortality.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 288-290 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Diabetes Nursing |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2016 |
Keywords
- Diabetic foot ulceration
- Illness beliefs
- Mortality