Health-Related Quality of Life Indicators in Ghana: Comparing Type 2 Diabetic and Control Groups

Health-Related Quality of Life Indicators in Ghana: Comparing Type 2 Diabetic and Control Groups

One hundred participants, comprising of 50 individuals with Type 2 diabetes (DM2) and 50 control group members were matched on both age and education. Using a battery of behavioural measures, data collection was done at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The results showed that, depression, anxiety, ne...

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Main Authors:	Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Josephine Cudjoe, Alexander Fosu, Melanie C. Schlatter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KAD International 2015-08-01
Series:	Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education
Subjects:	Health-Related Quality of Life Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Depression Anxiety Negative Health Beliefs Cognitive Failures Ghana
Online Access:	http://kadint.net/journals_n/1439107531.pdf

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