FAMILY PHYSICIANS' ATTITUDES TOWARD MANAGING DIABETES AND THEIR SELF-EVALUATION OF THEIR COMPETENCIES

YENİÇERİ E. N., Akbaba G., ŞAHİN C., Ozdes I., Ceyhan M. N., Yildirim B., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.309-315, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.309-315
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Family Physicians, diabetes, management, attitude, INSULIN THERAPY, PATIENTS FEARS, CARE, MANAGEMENT, INITIATION, BARRIERS, HYPERGLYCEMIA, CONTRIBUTES, RISK
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims: This study was designed to determine how diabetes is managed in primary care and conducted in Mugla Province in Turkey. We wanted to reveal I) The attitudes of Family Physicians (FP) towards the importance of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and the role of FPs, 2) The behavior of FPs regarding diagnosis, treatment and patient education, 3) Self-evaluations of knowledge in managing diabetes and 4) Obstacles hindering FPs in treating diabetes.