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Self-care agency in adults with diabetes mellitus
- Date Issued:
- 1997
- Summary:
- Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic illness which provides numerous and varied self-care challenges to those individuals seeking to avoid or delay complications. The purpose of this study is to determine the self-care agency, as defined by Orem, of sample of 100 adults diagnosed with non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus. Self-care agency was measured by the Self-As-Carer Inventory, a 40-item questionnaire, and a descriptive, cross-sectional design was utilized to structure the study.
Title: | Self-care agency in adults with diabetes mellitus. |
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Name(s): |
Thompson, Marybeth Eleanor. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Freeman, Edward, Thesis advisor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1997 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 59 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic illness which provides numerous and varied self-care challenges to those individuals seeking to avoid or delay complications. The purpose of this study is to determine the self-care agency, as defined by Orem, of sample of 100 adults diagnosed with non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus. Self-care agency was measured by the Self-As-Carer Inventory, a 40-item questionnaire, and a descriptive, cross-sectional design was utilized to structure the study. | |
Identifier: | 9780591676952 (isbn), 15524 (digitool), FADT15524 (IID), fau:12286 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997. |
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Subject(s): |
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Diabetics Self-care, Health |
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Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15524 | |
Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |