The Image of Death: Study Forms of Family Communication about Understanding and Meaning of Diabetes Mellitus in Mekarsari Village, West Java

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10.2991/iccsr-18.2018.87How to use a DOI?

Keywords

diabetes mellitus; disease; family; communication

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus falls into the category of non-communicable diseases. Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that have a high risk of death. However, Diabetes Mellitus can be prevented by the application of a healthy lifestyle. The personage who has important role in setting a healthy lifestyle is a family. The role of family in preventing Diabetes Mellitus is by communicating, maintaining, and regulating healthy consumption patterns in each family. This research is done by using qualitative method, which is with case study model. Methods of data retrieval conducted by using in-depth interviews and observations involving the residents of Gambung, Mekarsari Village, Pasir Jambu Subdistrict, Bandung Regency, West Java. The sampling method was conducted by purposive sampling in accordance with the need of answer the research questions by the people residing in the area of

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Khalid Abdul Hakim
AU  - Erna Herawati
AU  - Yulianingsih Yulianingsih
PY  - 2018/07
DA  - 2018/07
TI  - The Image of Death: Study Forms of Family Communication about Understanding and Meaning of Diabetes Mellitus in Mekarsari Village, West Java
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Communication Science Research (ICCSR 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 396
EP  - 399
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccsr-18.2018.87
DO  - 10.2991/iccsr-18.2018.87
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