Development and psychometric properties of a new social support scale for self-care in middle-aged patients with type II diabetes (S4-MAD)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Social support has proved to be one of the most effective factors on the success of diabetic self-care. This study aimed to develop a scale for evaluating social support for self-care in middle-aged patients (30–60 years old) with ty...

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Main Authors: Naderimagham Shohreh, Niknami Shamsaddin, Abolhassani Farid, Hajizadeh Ebrahim, Montazeri Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1035