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- Title
Factors that Influence Diabetes Self-Management in Hispanics Living in Low Socioeconomic Neighborhoods in San Bernardino, California.
- Authors
Ramal, Edelweiss; Petersen, Anne; Ingram, Kathie; Champlin, Andrea
- Abstract
The growing incidence of diabetes among Hispanics is a serious public health concern. To identify factors that influence diabetes self-management in Hispanics, qualitative data gathered through five focus group interviews was examined using grounded theory methods. Four major themes emerged which were perceived by participants as enhancing or limiting factors: (1) access to resources, (2) struggle with diet, (3) self-efficacy, and (4) social support. The family's role as a determinant of diabetes self-management emerged as the underlying sub-theme to all four themes and underscores its importance among Hispanics living with diabetes. Results suggest that for the family to be an enhancing factor, health care providers need to educate, empower, and include the family in diabetes management and prevention. Programs which aim to improve the practice of self-management should incorporate the sociocultural and socioeconomic context in which Hispanics with diabetes live.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; TREATMENT of diabetes; HISPANIC Americans; DIABETES; DIET in disease; DIET therapy; FOCUS groups; GROUNDED theory; HEALTH services accessibility; PATIENT education; HEALTH self-care; SELF-efficacy; DISEASE management; RESIDENTIAL patterns; SOCIAL support; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 6, p1090
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-012-9601-y