J Korean Diabetes.  2015 Sep;16(3):212-217. 10.4093/jkd.2015.16.3.212.

Understanding Psycho-Social Aspects and Social Welfare Information of Low-Income Diabetes Patients

• Yoo B

• KMID: 2149292
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2015.16.3.212

Abstract

Low-income diabetes patients suffer from not only the depression of poverty, but also the psychological burden of diabetes. Such patients rarely receive family or social support regarding diabetes selfmanagement. In addition, the cost of diabetes management is gradually increasing based on the associated complications. For such reasons, low-income diabetes patients have a higher death rate compared to general patients. To improve the survival of such patients, it is important to understand their physical, psycho-social, and economic states and to provide individualized social welfare information related to self-management. The most important factors in increased survival are an environment that allows active self-management and provision of community resources that help foster independent life.

Keyword

Diabetes; Low income; Social welfare information

MeSH Terms

Depression
Humans
Mortality
Poverty
Self Care
Social Welfare*

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