The Social Side of Diabetes: The Influence Of Social Support on the Dietary Regimen of People with Diabetes

Diabetics need good social support in order to manage their disease and eat healthy diets. They recognize this fact. The research shows that instrumental support appears to be more important as it has a stronger association to dietary adherence than does emotional support. A questionnaire is incl...

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Main Author: Roger Y. Klomegah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2006-11-01
Series:Sociation Today
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Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v42/klom.htm