Fig. 3From: An integrated model to evaluate the impact of social support on improving self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitusThe relationship between the sub-criteria. The relationship between the sub-criteria: It showed the correlation between the 11 sub-criteria, which included E1 (Encouragement support), E2 (Listening support), E3 (Express respect), E4 (Empathetic understanding), I1 (Status analysis of the condition), I2 (Guidance), I3 (Feedback), T1 (Healthy food), T2 (Physical activity), T3 (Medicine and medical instruments), T4 (Financial support). Experts believed that some sub-criteria had a certain relationship and had been marked with arrowsBack to article page