Diabet. Med. 28, 1300–1310 (2011) Abstract Aims The Illness Perception Questionnaire, the
Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire and the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire …

Background: The surrounding environment influences the constitution of illness perceptions.
Therefore, local research is needed to examine how Libyan diabetes patients perceive …

Aims This study aimed to investigate illness perceptions and their predictors among Chinese
patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods A descriptive, correlational, and exploratory design …

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem worldwide with an
increasing incidence and prevalence and high cost. The role of illness perceptions in …

The aim of counselling is to optimise diabetic patients' self-care by increasing knowledge,
skills and self-awareness. Patients' resources during counselling have been supported by …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine relationships of self-care behavior, illness
representation and diabetes knowledge with A1C (level of glycemic control) in 124 …

Aims and objectives To describe what life is like as a woman living with coeliac disease.
Background The therapy for coeliac disease is a gluten‐free diet, and if sufferers keep …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine diabetes illness perceptions among a
sample of at-risk adults according to specific characteristics that make them vulnerable to …

Objective Suboptimal self-care by individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant
public health concern. The common-sense model (CSM) proposes that illness …

Objectives: The objectives of this qualitative study were to understand patients' diabetes
perceptions and treatment experiences, and to explore the most common behavioral …