Aim We evaluated the prevalence of barriers to self-care and associations between these
barriers and adherence to self-care behaviours among people with type 2 diabetes …

Background Previous research has failed to examine more than one self-care behaviour in
type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana. The purpose of this study is to investigate adult Ghanaian …

Background Self-care remains an effective model for diabetes management and care in low-
and-middle-income countries due to the limited resources available for the clinical …

Background Diabetes is a typical chronic disease that needs integrated and multifaceted
approaches. Self-care practices are fundamental to achieve good blood glucose control and …

Aims and objectives To explore patient and healthcare provider (HCP) perspectives about
patients' barriers to the performance of diabetic self‐care behaviours in Ghana. Background …

Background Self-care practices in diabetes patients are crucial to keep the illness under
control and prevent complications. Effective management of diabetes will be a difficult task …

Objective: The practice of self-care behaviors by patients with diabetes mellitus plays a vital
role in achieving optimal glycaemic control. Previous Nigerian studies discussed how the …

Background: Diabetes is a general term for a group of metabolic disorder that affects the
body's ability to process and use sugar (glucose) for energy. The three most important forms …

Background Self-care practices that include self-monitoring of blood sugar level, diet
management, physical exercise, adherence to medications, and foot care are the …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe illness beliefs and diabetes self-care
behaviors of Ugandan adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods A convenience sample of 340 …