PMID- 24225474
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140128
LR  - 20131114
IS  - 1462-4753 (Print)
IS  - 1462-4753 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 8
DP  - 2013 Aug
TI  - The missing link: district nurses as social connection for older people with type 
      2 diabetes mellitus.
PG  - 388, 390-7
AB  - The relationship between social connection and health is widely recognised. 
      However, there is a paucity of literature regarding the impact of district 
      nursing care on social connection for people with a chronic illness such as type 
      2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Using a mixed-method approach, an exploration of the 
      perceptions of older people living in the community with T2DM regarding their 
      health and social connections was carried out. Findings revealed a strong 
      relationship between the clients and the district nurse. The district nurse is an 
      important aspect of clients' social connection. For some clients where their 
      social connection is limited, the district nurse is a central element. When the 
      district nurse is the major social connection, problems can arise for the client, 
      especially when they are being discharged or changes are made to their care.
FAU - Lucas, Sandra
AU  - Lucas S
AD  - Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 
      Victoria, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Community Nurs
JT  - British journal of community nursing
JID - 9815827
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - *Community Health Nursing
MH  - Demography
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*nursing
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - *Nurse's Role
MH  - *Nurse-Patient Relations
MH  - *Social Support
EDAT- 2013/11/15 06:00
MHDA- 2014/01/29 06:00
CRDT- 2013/11/15 06:00
PHST- 2013/11/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/11/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/01/29 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.8.388 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Community Nurs. 2013 Aug;18(8):388, 390-7. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.8.388.