Nurse-Led Diabetes Self-Management Education: An Essential Strategy for Improving Self-Care Knowledge and Behavior among Individuals with Diabetes

Document Type : Letter to the editor

Authors

1 Food and Beverages Safety Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran;

2 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia;

3 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences, Holy Angel University, Angeles, Philippine;

4 Department of Medical Surgery Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

Abstract

Given the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus as a main part of metabolic syndrome worldwide,
the need to care for patients is growing.

Highlights

Nader Aghakhani (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

Pedram Abolfathpour (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

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References

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