Self-care Behaviors of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Self-care Behaviours of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: a Multicenter Prospective Observational Study With 2 Years Follow-up (SCUDOS)

The goal of this observational study is to explore the experience of the chronic disease, with a particular focus on self-care, in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• what is the association between self-care and glycated hemoglobin over time?
• what are participants' clinical and sociodemographic characteristics influencing self-care behaviors? Participants' socio-demographic and clinical data will be collected by medical records and, at the beginning or at the end of the clinical standard outpatient visit, they will be asked to complete study questionnaires.

The results of this study could be helpful in providing quality assistance, improving resource consumption, and reducing the onset of complications.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes;
• Age over 18 years old;
• Adequate comprehension of the Italian language;
• Signed and dated informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of documented psychiatric or neurodegenerative disease;
• Pregnancy;
• Any condition that, by the investigators' judgment, may limit adherence to study procedures