Karen A. Amirehsani

There are 3 included publications by Karen A. Amirehsani :

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
The meaning of insulin to Hispanic immigrants with type 2 diabetes and their families. 2012 2241 Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of insulin among a sample of Hispanic immigrants with type 2 diabetes and their family members/significant others. Method Forty-three Hispanics with type 2 diabetes and their family memb...
Perceptions of barriers in managing diabetes: perspectives of Hispanic immigrant patients and family members. 2013 5079 Purpose Hispanics show poorer self-management of type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. Although previous studies have reported socioeconomic and cultural barriers to diabetes self-management by Hispanics, little is known about perceived barriers ...
Self-care expressions, patterns, and practices of Latinos/Hispanics for the management of Type 2 diabetes 2011 4519 The purpose of this cross-sectional, correlational study was to explore the use of traditional, complementary, and alternative (TCA) self-care expressions, patterns, and practices of Latinos/Hispanics for the management of type 2 diabetes. The target...