Social and health care provider support in diabetes self-management. Academic Article

abstract

• OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively determine social and health care provider support in diabetes self-management of Asian Indians in the United States. METHODS: Thirty Asian Indian adults with type 2 diabetes in either acceptable (AC) (HbA1c<7%) or unacceptable (UC) (HbA1c7%) glycemic control were interviewed. Emergent themes were analyzed using the constant comparison method. RESULTS: Support from social networks and health care providers was more evident in the AC versus the UC group. UC participants tended to rely more on health-care provider guidance and communication. CONCLUSION: Involvement of a patient's social networks might be an important part of patient-tailored interventions targeting this population.

authors

• Venkatesh, Sumathi

published proceedings

• Am J Health Behav

altmetric score

• 0.5

author list (cited authors)

• Venkatesh, S., & Weatherspoon, L.

citation count

• 14

complete list of authors

• Venkatesh, Sumathi||Weatherspoon, Lorraine

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• JCFCorp SG PTE LTD  Publisher

published in

• American Journal of Health Behavior  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Aged
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Female
• Glycated Hemoglobin
• Health Personnel
• Humans
• India
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Patient Satisfaction
• Self Care
• Social Support
• United States

PubMed Central ID

• 22943108

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5993/AJHB.37.1.13

start page

• 112

end page

• 121

volume

• 37

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.37.1.13