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- Title
Experiences of Filipino Americans with Type 2 Diabetes during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.
- Authors
Tolentino, Dante Anthony; Roca III, Rey Paolo Ernesto; Yang, Joey; Itchon, Josephine; Byrnes, Mary E.
- Abstract
Little is known about the experiences of Filipino Americans with type 2 diabetes regarding their self-management during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a qualitative research study using semistructured interviews. In total, 19 interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by 4 independent coders. We situated our understanding of these results using three concepts from an indigenous Filipino knowledge system called Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Kapwa (shared identity), Bahala Na (determination), and Pakikibaka (spaces of resistance). The following three main themes emerged: (1) stressors of the pandemic, (2) coping behaviors (with two subthemes: emotional and lifestyle-focused responses), and (3) diabetes self-management outcomes. Participants experienced stresses, anxiety, and loneliness during the pandemic magnified by the complexities of self-management. Although many admitted the pandemic brought challenges, including burnout, they coped by using existing resources—support from family, friends, the use of technology, and various emotional coping mechanisms. Many said that they made few diabetes self-management changes.
- Subjects
SELF-management (Psychology); RESEARCH methodology; INTERVIEWING; TYPE 2 diabetes; EXPERIENCE; PATIENTS' attitudes; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; HEALTH behavior; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; THEMATIC analysis; FILIPINO Americans; PEOPLE with diabetes; COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL coding
- Publication
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2023, Vol 45, Issue 6, p562
- ISSN
0193-9459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/01939459231162917