Barriers and facilitators to diabetes self-management in a primary care setting - Patient perspectives.

Affiliation

School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical, Administrative and Social Sciences, Duquesne University, USA. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

Diabetes self-management (DSM) is a key element in the overall management of type-2 diabetes (T2DM). Identifying barriers and facilitators to DSM and addressing them is a critical step in achieving improved health outcomes in this population.

Keywords

Barriers,Facilitators,Readiness to change,Self-management,Type-2 diabetes,