Do supportive family behaviors promote diabetes self-management in resource limited urban settings? A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management is an essential component of prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Social and family support has been shown to influence self-management behaviors as well as glycemic control and complications. This study was conducted to assess whether diabetes family support improves diabetes self-management and glycemic control in a typical urban population in India.

Methods

A cross-sectional study using a questionnaire that had items from the Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities Scale (SDSCA), the Diabetes Family Behavior Checklist (DFBC) and some sociodemographic and diabetes related clinical data was conducted. The participants were consecutively sampled from the diabetes outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, south India.

SUBMITTER: Ravi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031108 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature