The transtheoretical model posits that health behavior change involves progress through six
stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and …

The current and long-term health of 14.4 million children and adolescents is affected by
obesity, 1, 2 making it one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases. 3–5 Long …

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to explore self‐care in diabetes and to present
a model of factors that affect self‐care according to reviewed literature. Background. Self …

OBJECTIVE: To review reliability, validity, and normative data from 7 different studies,
involving a total of 1,988 people with diabetes, and provide a revised version of the …

Test-based psychological assessment has been significantly affected by the health care
revolution in the United States during the past two decades. Despite new limitations on …

Background Research on self-and family management of chronic conditions has advanced
over the past 6 years, but the use of simple frameworks has hampered the understanding of …

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the quality of life and the demographic, medical-history,
and self-management characteristics associated with it. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

Objective: To determine whether cognitive impairment is associated with changes in self-
care behaviour and use of health and social services in older subjects with diabetes …

OBJECTIVE The specific aims of the present study were to report on the level of personal
beliefs and social and environmental barriers across different regimen areas and patient …

Objective To determine the extent to which intensive dietary intervention can influence
glycaemic control and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes …