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ea0049ep625 | Diabetes therapy | ECE2017

Sense of coherence and glycaemic control among a sample of newly diagnosed type II diabetics in rural Crete

Anyfantakis Dimitrios , Anyfantakis Anastasios , Foukaki Michaela , Kastanakis Serafim

Aim: Currently there is much discussion on the protective effects of the sense of coherence (SOC) on health. Our aim was to examine possible associations between SOC and glycemic control among 60 newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes.Methods and results: Thirty males and 30 females diagnosed 3 months before with type 2 diabetes mellitus were included in the study. SOC was measured with the Greek translated and validated version of Antonovsky’s...