Relationship among social support, treatment adherence and metabolic control of diabetes mellitus patients Relación entre apoyo social, adhesión al tratamiento y control metabólico de personas con Diabetes Mellitus Relação entre apoio social, adesão aos tratamentos e controle metabólico de pessoas com diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Lilian Cristiane Gomes-Villas Boas (Author), Milton Cesar Foss (Author), Maria Cristina Foss de Freitas (Author), Ana Emília Pace (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This cross-sectional and quantitative study aimed to analyze the relationship among social support, adherence to non-pharmacological (diet and physical exercise) and pharmacological treatments (insulin and/or oral anti-diabetic medication) and clinical and metabolic control of 162 type 2 diabetes me...