[Quality in diabetes mellitus control in Primary Care Units in Mexico. A study of the perspectives of the patient's family].

CONCLUSIONS: The family perspectives reveal what they think and feel about diabetes mellitus. It is important to note their lack of support and the content of their expressions due to lack of knowledge of the disease. Their discourses are critical, mythical, and with false beliefs of the fear of being future carriers of the disease. They feel sorry for the patient but they resist taking care of them, and do not want a life with diabetes. The family is the closest support for patients and an invaluable human resource for health services.
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Source: Atencion Primaria - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Avalos García MI, López Ramón C, Morales García MH, Priego Álvarez HR, Garrido Pérez SM, Cargill Foster NR Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research