A qualitative study on diabetic and hypertensive patients in Cape Town, South Africa: their experiences of primary health care and their struggles with self-management

The overall aim of this study was to understand how diabetic and hypertensive patients experience PHC in Cape Town, as well as their capacity for self- management of their condition. The specific objectives were: to explore how patients react to existing health care materials/interventions at the health care facility; to identify the needs these patients have for information and behavioural change counselling; to investigate the perceived barriers to lifestyle modification in relation to the patients and to the broader social and economic environment and to investigate the sources of personal motivation to control their illness through lifestyle modification.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Public Health and Family Medicine

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Chuma, Thandi

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Mathews, Catherine
• Everett-Murphy Katherine

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12818

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12818