The patient/physician relationship in the management of diabetes mellitus.
Patients with Type I diabetes mellitus are most concerned about the possibility of developing complications or disability related to their disease and really have very little concern regarding the pain of insulin injections or blood sugar monitoring. Just understanding patients' primary concerns may enable physicians to devise a more effective therapeutic program as well as enhance the patient-physician relationship.
Department of Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations