Social Support and Common Dyadic Coping in Couples' Dyadic Management of Type II Diabetes: Protocol for an Ambulatory Assessment Application.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common chronic disease. To manage blood glucose levels, patients need to follow medical recommendations for healthy eating, physical activity, and medication adherence in their everyday life. Illness management is mainly shared with partners and involves social support and common dyadic coping (CDC). Social support and CDC have been identified as having implications for people's health behavior and well-being. Visible support, however, may also be negatively related to people's well-being. Thus, the concept of invisible support was introduced. It is unknown which of these concepts (ie, visible support, invisible support, and CDC) displays the most beneficial associations with health behavior and well-being when considered together in

SUBMITTER: Luscher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature