Journal article
Willingness to take drugs to prevent serious chronic diseases (自愿服用药物以预防严重的慢性疾病)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine an individual's willingness to take a preventive therapy for each of two chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes [T2D] and dementia) when provided with varying likelihoods of acquiring the disease.
METHODS: After reading a description of two chronic diseases (i.e. T2D and dementia), 345 student volunteers at McMaster University rated their likelihood of taking a drug that could halve their chance of …
Authors
Jerzak KJ; Pallan S; Gerstein HC
Journal
Journal of Diabetes, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 76–80
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2014
DOI
10.1111/1753-0407.12069
ISSN
1753-0393