title: Living with diabetes: what patients are saying.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the thoughts and feelings of patients with diabetes. The study analyzed the responses to an open-ended question, which was the last item (Question 43) on a diabetes survey that was mailed to 2,615 persons, 534 (22%) with diabetes in eastern North Carolina. Content analysis of the data revealed the following themes: coping/prayer, support, effects of diabetes, metaphors, controlling comorbidities, and appreciation/thankfulness.
authors: Department of Health Services and Information Management, College of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. harrissus@ecu.edu
authors: Susie T
authors: ST
authors: Harris
authors: Marie E
authors: ME
authors: Pokorny
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*