Social Support and Common Dyadic Coping in Couples' Dyadic Management of Type II Diabetes: Protocol for an Ambulatory Assessment Application

Lüscher, Janina; Kowatsch, Tobias; Boateng, George; Santhanam, Prabhakaran; Bodenmann, Guy; Scholz, Urte

doi:10.2196/13685

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Lüscher, J., Kowatsch, T., Boateng, G., Santhanam, P., Bodenmann, G., & Scholz, U. (2019). Social Support and Common Dyadic Coping in Couples’ Dyadic Management of Type II Diabetes: Protocol for an Ambulatory Assessment Application. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(10), e13685. https://doi.org/10.2196/13685

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common chronic disease. To manage blood glucose levels, patients need to follow medical recommendations for healthy eating, physical activity, and medication adherence in their everyday life. Illness management is mainly shared with partners and involves social support and common dyadic coping (CDC). Social support and CDC have been identified as having implications for people's health behavior and well-being. Visible support, however, may also be negatively related to people's well-be