Purpose: The National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
(DSMES) provide guidance and evidence-based, quality practice for all DSMES services …

Background Primary health professionals are well positioned to support the delivery of
patient self-management in an evidence-based, structured capacity. A need exists to better …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the literature for Diabetes Self-Management
Education and Support (DSMES) to ensure the National Standards for DSMES (Standards) …

Due to the popularity of social media, patients are increasingly using social media for the
social support exchange to improve health outcomes. To understand this phenomenon of …

Diabetes is a chronic illness that places a significant self-management burden on affected
individuals and families. Given the importance of health behaviors—such as medication …

Background Though several questionnaires on self-care and regimen adherence have been
introduced, the evaluations do not always report consistent and substantial correlations with …

Purpose Diabetes patients must be equipped with the necessary knowledge to confidently
undertake appropriate self-care activities. We prepared a diabetes self-management …

Background Patients with depression and poorly controlled diabetes, coronary heart
disease, or both have an increased risk of adverse outcomes and high health care costs. We …

BACKGROUND: Social support is one of the most effective factors on the diabetic self-care.
This study aimed to assess social support and its relationship to self-care in type 2 diabetic …

Purpose The primary purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize the evidence
regarding risk factors associated with nonadherence to prescribed glucose-lowering agents …