Association between subthreshold depression and self-care behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes: a protocol for systematic review of observational studies

Abstract Background Depression is a common comorbidity in type 2 diabetes. Studies have consistently shown that major depression is associated with decreased diabetic self-care behaviour. People with subthreshold depression experience greater functional impairment, have a poorer quality of life and...

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Main Authors: Monika Shrestha, Amal Al-Ghareeb, Fatimah Alenazi, Richard Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1084-7