Illness perception models of patients with type 2 diabetes with and without depression in Sri Lanka

Chief Investigator: Dr Tom Shepherd
Principal Investigator:       Professor Athula Sumathipala 
Funder:  Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences
Duration: 2017-2019
Study design: Semi-structured interviews
Primary objective: To explore and understand illness perception models and illness-specific cognitions of patients with type 2 diabetes and whether patients with co-morbid depression have additional depression-specific cognitions.