Cross-country variation in additive effects of socio-economics, health behaviors, and comorbidities on subjective health of patients with diabetes

Conclusion: Countries show different profiles of social and behavioral determinants of subjective health among patients with diabetes. Our study suggests that universal programs that assume that determinants of well-being are similar across different countries may be over-simplistic. Thus instead of universal programs that use one protocol for health promotion of patients in all countries, locally designed interventions should be implemented in each country.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Source Type: research