Compliance and control: issues in group training for diabetics.
When patients in treatment do not comply with medical directives, the most competent health care may go for naught and patients' well-being may be jeopardized. By focusing on the links between assertiveness and coping skills and compliant behavior, the group program described here increased compliance as well as self-confidence in diabetic group members.
D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D001242:Assertiveness; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003071:Cognition; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012381:Role Playing; D014342:Truth Disclosure