Social support and self-care activities among the elderly patients with diabetes in Kelantan
Diabetes is common among the elderly and can significantly affect their lives including the issues related with social support and diabetic self-care activities.Globally, the number of patients affected by diabetes has seen sustained increase in terms of incidence and prevalence. Diabetes is wid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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| Online Access: | http://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/original-article-4.pdf |
| Summary: | Diabetes is common among the elderly and can significantly affect their lives
including the issues related with social support and diabetic self-care activities.Globally, the number of patients affected by
diabetes has seen sustained increase in terms
of incidence and prevalence. Diabetes is
widely known as the most complex disease
to manage,
especially in its final stages. It is
defined by the level of hyperglycaemia that
escalates the risk of microvascular damage,
macrovascular complications and diminishes
the quality of life. |
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| ISSN: | 1985-2274 |