Diabetes in South African older adults: prevalence and impact on quality of life and functional disability – as assessed using SAGE Wave 1 data

Diabetes in South African older adults: prevalence and impact on quality of life and functional disability – as assessed using SAGE Wave 1 data

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease with severe late complications. It is known to impact the quality of life and cause disability, which may affect an individual’s capacity to manage and maintain longer-term health and well-being. Objectives: To examine the prevalence of self-report diabetes,...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Werfalli, Reshma Kassanjee, Sebastiana Kalula, Paul Kowal, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Naomi S. Levitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
Global ageing
diabetes
prevalence
disability
health-related quality of life
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1449924

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1449924

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