Myths and beliefs about insulin therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus and their family caregivers from a hospital in northern Peru, 2020.
Jhoana Lorena Vera UbillúsBlanca Katiuska Loayza EnríquezRosa Elizabeth Guarníz LozanoFranco Ernesto León JiménezPublished in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica (2023)
The beliefs and myths of patients treated with insulin arise from the beginning of treatment, remain throughout the course of treatment, and are often reinforced by the worldview of family members.