Severe obesity and diabetes self-care attitudes, behaviours and burden: implications for weight management from a matched case-controlled study. Results from Diabetes MILES-Australia

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 232 - 240
• Main Authors: Dixon, J. B., Browne, J. L., Mosely, K. G., Rice, T. L., Jones, K. M., Pouwer, F., Speight, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2014; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Attitude to Health; Attitudes; Australia - epidemiology; Behavior; Biological and medical sciences; Case-Control Studies; Cost of Illness; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - complications; Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology; Obesity, Morbid - psychology; Obesity, Morbid - therapy; Perception; Self Care; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Weight control; Weight Reduction Programs - statistics & numerical data; Australia; Oceania; Endocrinopathy; Obesity; Nutrition; Attitude; Diabetes mellitus; Body weight; Nutrition disorder; Weight loss; Metabolic diseases; Corporal biometry; Result; Case study; Selfcare; Behavior; Severe; Endocrinology; Nutritional status

Aims To investigate whether diabetes self‐care attitudes, behaviours and perceived burden, particularly related to weight management, diet and physical activity, differ between adults with Type 2 diabetes who are severely obese and matched non‐severely obese control subjects. Methods The 1795 respon...