Design and development of a scale of perceived barriers to self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an exploratory factor analysis.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Despite the importance of perceived barriers against self-care in diabetic patients, the role of this factor is rarely addressed in the improvement of self-care behaviors of Iranian patients. The lack of appropriate instruments that fit demographic properties of Iranian society is one reason. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the scale of perceived barriers to self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Authors and Affiliations
Ali Ramezankhani, Hamid Soori, Fatemeh Alhani, Ali Moazemi Goudarzi
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