Search for dissertations about: "Type 2 diabetes mellitus self care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Type 2 diabetes mellitus self care.

2. 1. Supporting Self-care in Migrants with Type 2 Diabetes

   Author : Sara Pettersson; Tiny Jaarsma; Leonie Klompstra; Maria Jirwe; Unn-Britt Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 2 diabetes; Migrants; Self-care; Competence; Culture; Cultural competence; Culturally appropriate patient education; Typ 2 diabetes; Migranter; Egenvård; Kompetens; Kultur; Kulturell kompetens; Kulturellt lämplig patientutbildning;

   Abstract : Background: Diabetes Mellitus, specifically type 2 diabetes, represents a growing global health concern, with a prevalence predicted to reach 783 million by 2045. Type 2 diabetes leads to personal suffering, reduced productivity and significant health care cost. READ MORE

4. 2. Oral Health and Diabetes : Studies on health and oral self-care in subjects with type 2 diabetes

   Author : Gun Sandberg; Dorthe Holst; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; health-related quality of life; type 2 diabetes; oral health; oral self-care; peripheral neuropathy; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Abstract : Oral manifestations have been reported as risk factors for diabetes mellitus, but diabetes has also attracted the attention as part of the influence on oral disease. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate several aspects of oral health among type 2 diabetic subjects in relation to various diabetes-related variables and to health-related quality of life (HRQL). READ MORE

5. 3. Patient Education for People with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Health Care

   Author : Eva Thors Adolfsson; Karin Wikblad; Bibbi Smide; Marie-Louise Engström; Unn-Britt Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes mellitus; empowerment; patient education; primary health care; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate different aspects of patient education for people with type 2 diabetes in Swedish primary health care. The evaluation was conducted in a primary health care setting in central Sweden and in Swedish primary health care in its entirety. READ MORE

6. 4. Quality of primary care and self-management of patients with type 2 diabetes in Muscat, Oman

   Author : Nadia M Noor Abdulhadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Diabetes mellitus type 2;

   Abstract : Background: Diabetes mellitus is the most common non-communicable disease in Oman and its control remains a huge challenge for the health system. Objectives: The first three studies aimed at exploring how health-care providers interacted with patients with type 2 diabetes at primary health-care level in Muscat, Oman, how the patients perceived these interactions and how the health care providers perceived diabetes care. READ MORE

7. 5. Diabetes mellitus in patients with dementia : clinical care and pharmacological treatment

   Author : Juraj Sečník; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Diabetes mellitus (DM) and dementia are frequent chronic disorders in the older population, however their relationship is complex - while DM is an established risk factor for dementia, cognitive symptoms in dementia may hinder the self-management essential in DM care. Importantly, the co-occurrence of DM and dementia is common in clinical practice, however the research examining patients suffering from both disorders is scarce. READ MORE