The relationship between family support and the level of self care in type 2 diabetes patients.

Aims: The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between family support and self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes in Middle Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Methods: This descriptive relation-seeker-type study conducted with 284 patients who met inclusion criteria between February and May 2020 in the internal medicine and endocrinology clinics and polyclinics of a university hospital. Data were collected using, a demographic questionnaire, Hensarling's Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS), and Diabetes Self-Care Scale (DSCS).