Living with diabetes: difficulties experienced in coping with, and managing, the disease [Viver e conviver com diabetes: dificuldades experienciadas no enfrentamento e manejo da doença] [Vivir y convivir con la diabetes: dificultades vividas en el afrontamiento y control de la enfermedad]

Objective: to learn, from the perspective of a person with type 2 diabetes, what it is like to live with the disease. Method: in this descriptive, qualitative study, 12 focus groups were carried out, with 26 people participating. All meetings were recorded, transcribed and submitted to content analy...

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Main Authors: Aliny de Lima Santos, Gilvan Ferreira Felipe, Leilane Barbosa Souza, Saiwori de Jesus Bezerra dos Anjos, Sonia Silva Marcon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro 2018-08-01
Series:Revista Enfermagem UERJ
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Online Access:https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/enfermagemuerj/article/view/18221