Illness beliefs predict mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers

Abstract Background: Patients’ illness beliefs have been associated with glycaemic control in diabetes and survival in other conditions. Objective: We examined whether illness beliefs independently predicted survival in patients with diabetes and foot ulceration. Methods: Patients (n=169) were re...

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Main Authors: Vedhara, Kavita, Dawe, Karen, Miles, Jeremy N.V., Wetherell, Mark A., Cullum, Nicky, Dayan, Colin, Drake, Nicola, Price, Patricia, Tarlton, John, Weinman, John, Day, Andrew, Campbell, Rona, Reps, Jenna M., Soria, Daniele
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Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32852/