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SUBMITTER: Wallace DD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6173988 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wallace Deshira D DD Gonzalez Rodriguez Humberto H Walker Elizabeth E Dethlefs Hans H Dowd Rachel A RA Filipi Linda L Barrington Clare C
Global public health 20180227 1
Type 2 diabetes management hinges on various determinants, including the role of interpersonal relationships in self-management behaviours. The aim of this study was to explore the types and sources of social support received by adults in the diabetes diagnosis and self-management processes. We conducted qualitative interviews with 28 men and women at two rural clinics in the Dominican Republic and used a combination of narrative and thematic analytic techniques to identify key sources and types ...[more]