The development and tailoring of a peer support program for patients with diabetes mellitus and depression in a primary health care setting in Central Uganda

Abstract Background About 20–40% of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) suffer from depressive disorders (DD) during the course of their illness. Despite the high burden of DD among patients with DM, it is rarely identified and adequately treated at the majority of primary health care clinics in su...

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Main Authors: Dickens Akena, Elialilia S. Okello, Jane Simoni, Glenn Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05301-7