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The Determinants of Living with Long-Term Conditions: An International Cross-Sectional Study

Carmen Rodriguez-blazquezAlfonso MenesesLeire AmbrosioLorena LópezMari Carmen PortilloSilvia CorchonMaria Eugenia UrsúaMaría Victoria Navarta-sánchezMarta Aranda-gallardo

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GerontologyCross-sectional studyHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPopulationPsychological interventionChronic diseaseArticleSocial supportPulmonary Disease Chronic ObstructivemedicineHumanseducationDeterminantsHeart Failureeducation.field_of_studyDescriptive statisticsbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRPerson-centred careType 2 Diabetes Mellitusdeterminantsmedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Heart failureChronic DiseaseCross-sectional studiesMedicineObservational studyEnfermeríaperson-centred carebusiness

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It is essential that healthcare and social professionals understand the daily lives of people with chronic diseases, and the variables that influence them. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants influencing the process of living with long-term conditions. To investigate this, an observational, international, cross-sectional study was carried out. A consecutive sample of 1788 Spanish-speaking population living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus were included. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models were performed. The linear regression models identified that social support (β = 0.39, p &lt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-10-02
10.3390/ijerph181910381https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/78352/