title: [Interrelation of the internal picture of illness and valuable orientations in elderly patients with the type II diabetes].
abstract: Type 2 diabetes is a common endocrine disease of advanced age. Extraordinary prevalence of this disease requires the improvement of preventive measures. The authors emphasize the importance of study of psychosomatic mechanisms of disease, personality traits and possibilities of social functioning in the disease. Attempts to study the influence of value orientations on variants of the patient's social and physical functioning were undertaken. This may be particularly significant in the management of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes as the role of age-value categories becomes one of the key. However studies of value orientations in elderly patients are scarce. It can be assumed that a more detailed study of value characteristics of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes will not only improve the quality of diagnosis, treatment and prevention, but also may be one of the important stages of psychotherapy. The aim of the work was to study the influence of value orientations on the inside picture of the disease in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Shmeleva
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ar'ev
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sharipova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D026712:Value of Life