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Predictors Of Readiness To Initiate Insulin Therapy In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes When Oral Medications Fail To Control Hyperglycemia, Pamela Lynn Phares
Predictors Of Readiness To Initiate Insulin Therapy In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes When Oral Medications Fail To Control Hyperglycemia, Pamela Lynn Phares
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has reached epidemic levels worldwide during the past two decades. It affects nearly 26 million adults in the U.S. Advances in both the treatments for T2DM and guidelines for its optimal management are extensive. Despite these advances, barely half of type 2 diabetics achieve recommended glycemic targets.
Specific Aims: The specific aims were to:
- Describe the available research on clinical inertia and interventions that have been implemented to reduce it.
- Analyze various behavioral theories that explain and predict self-care practices in diabetes in order to develop a conceptual model on which to base an investigation …