Social support and coping in adults with type 2 diabetes

Background: The diagnosis of diabetes has been described as a lifelong psychological burden on the patient and his or her family. Social support plays a pivotal role in patients with diabetes and is important in enabling them to cope effectively with the disease. There is a dearth of research on soc...

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Main Authors: Samantha Ramkisson, Basil J. Pillay, Wilbert Sibanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-07-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1405