Diabetes self-management among Arabs in the United States
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Hamza A. Moafa (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Debra Wallace
Abstract: The purpose of this cross-sectional correlational study was to examine diabetes self-management, related factors, and outcomes among Arab adults living in the United States. The target population was Arab Adults living with type 2 diabetes in the United States. Individual and Family Self-Management Theory (IFSMT) helped guide this study. A convenience sample of 83 Arabs living with type 2 diabetes were recruited from non-profit community clinics, mosques, and Middle Eastern, Islamic, or Arabian stores. The following instruments were used: The Diabetes Fatalism Scale (DFS), the revised Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2), Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ), the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS), and a socio-demographic form. The study found that diabetes self-management correlated with diabetes fatalism and diabetes distress. Diabetes knowledge correlated with A1C level. The regression models revealed that diabetes fatalism predicted diabetes self-management and when adjusted for diabetes knowledge and diabetes distress, diabetes fatalism did not predict the level of diabetes self-management. Diabetes self-management predicted the level of A1C directly and when adjusted for diabetes fatalism, diabetes distress, and diabetes knowledge. Age and years of diabetes predicted the level of A1C. New knowledge was developed on diabetes self-management, related factors, and outcomes for a new minority group. The study results provide a foundation on which to further examine and intervene. The study informs implications in the area of practice and may help researchers and diabetes care providers develop culturally appropriate diabetes self-management education for this population.
Diabetes self-management among Arabs in the United States
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2021
- Keywords
- A1C, Diabetes distress, Diabetes fatalism, Diabetes knowledge, Diabetes self-management
- Subjects
- Arab Americans $x Diseases
- Diabetics $x Care
- Self-management (Psychology)
- Arab Americans $z United States