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 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Diabetic foot ulceration
- Illness beliefs
- Mortality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Advanced and Specialised Nursing