Background Patients' adherence to therapeutic regimes may be influenced by subjective
beliefs about chronic conditions. One of the challenges for health professionals in …

Background The determinants of medication adherence in people with diabetes may differ
between populations of an area due to social environment, cultural beliefs, socioeconomic …

Objective: To explore the experiences of immigrant Kurdish patients in Oslo, Norway, related
to the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Design: A qualitative study with focus …

Insufficient physical activity (PA) is the fourth prime risk factor for numerous non-
communicable diseases. Arab immigrants and refugees (AIR) are at elevated risk for low or …

Background Diabetes distress (DD) has broad-ranging effects on type 2 diabetes (T2DM)
management and outcomes. DD research is scarce among ethnic minority groups …

Background Illness perceptions may vary between different populations. This raises the
question as to whether refugees and migrants of the same ethnic background have different …

Aims There is increasing evidence that diabetes stigma has negative impacts on
behavioural and psychological outcomes among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) …

The WHO Department of Quality Assurance, Norms and Standards provides support to
technical programmes in the development of normative products using best-in-class …

Background The benefits of professional pharmacy services in improving patient outcomes
and reducing health expenditure are well documented. To a large extent, these services are …

Objective: To investigate the associations between illness perceptions, God locus of health
control (GLHC) beliefs, and self-care behaviours in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes …