Objectives Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a growing concern in South Africa, where many find self-
management challenging. Behaviour-change health interventions are enhanced by …

Introduction The marked increase in the number of individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM)
worldwide each year has resulted in the importance of the spouse's contribution to the …

Background Although clinical practice guidelines recommend pain education as the first-line
option for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain, there is a lack of pain education …

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effect of a peer-training program for village
health volunteers (VHVs) to improve chronic disease management among older adults in …

Background: To mobilize family's positive involvement in improving and sustaining self-
management activities of older adults with diabetes, we developed a couple-based …

Background Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent and potentially devastating chronic illness
affecting many older adults. Given spousal involvement in many aspects of diabetes …

To explore the moderating role of dyadic appraisal in the association between dyadic coping
and diabetes management efficacy. Two hundred seventy six middle-aged and older couple …

Background The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted
older adults. However, most older communities focused on the medical issues. The aims of …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the isolation of the population in Israel,
including the elderly. The present study aimed to compare the consumption of medical …

This study examined social characteristics and their relations to healthcare service demand
among older adults during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The sample was based on …