Identifying self-care behaviour and its predictors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a district of Northern Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kang, Chia Yee, Md Said, Salmiah, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64504/1/2018062611554003_MJMHS_Vol14_No2_25June2018.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64504/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2018062611554003_MJMHS_Vol14_No2_25June2018.pdf

Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Malaysian aged ≥ 18 years increased from 11.6% (2006) to 17.5% (2015). Positive self–care behaviour leads to good glycaemic control. The objective of this study is to determine the self-care behaviour, its associated factors and predictors amon...