Clinical Review
Diabetes Mellitus Self-Management
Conceptual Models in Practice
Fed Pract. 2004 July;21(7):21
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K. Sue Haddock, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC and Lena M. Bretous, MD, MPH
Dr. Haddock is the associate nurse executive for research at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center; a senior research fellow at the Center for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina; and an adjunct professor of gerontology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, and Dr. Bretous is a medical epidemiologist for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, all in Columbia, SC.
Understanding your patients' thoughts about health conditions—particularly with regard to chronic disease care—can help you get them on the road to successful self-management.