Type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes to poor health outcomes including mortality, yet there is
a gap in the literature when seeking to understand the influence of psychosocial factors on …

In patients with diabetes, psychological well-being constructs (eg, optimism, positive affect)
have been associated with superior medical outcomes, including better glucose control and …

Background A number of studies have examined the influence of self-efficacy, social support
and patient-provider communication (PPC) on self-care and glycemic control. Relatively few …

This chapter considers social networks and social support as predictive factors for health
status. We cover the relation of social variables to morbidity, mortality, and recovery from …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Importance Depression and anxiety are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in
patients with recent acute cardiac events. There has been minimal study of collaborative …

OBJECTIVE—The aim was to evaluate over 18 months whether depression was associated
with mortality in people with their first foot ulcer. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A …

Social support is an understudied, yet important, modifiable risk factor in a number of chronic
illnesses, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Increased social support has the …

Objective We aim to systematically review observational studies examining the association
between social support and glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods We …

This study investigated the association between self‐efficacy and self‐care behavior to
determine the degree of self‐efficacy and to examine differences in self‐efficacy according …