Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the socio-cultural influences and social context associated with living with type 2 diabetes among rural, migrant Latino adults.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive study using grounded theory techniques was conducted. In-depth semi-structured interviews were completed with ten participants (6 female and 4 male) ranging in age from 46-65 years and duration of diabetes diagnosis ranging from 1.5- 40 years.
Results: An over-arching meta-theme Self Management in a Social Environment emerged. Every aspect of the process of self-management, as described in the four major themes, (1) Family Cohesion, (2) Social Stigma of Disease, (3) Social Expectations/ Perception of “Illness,” and (4) Disease Knowledge and Understanding, was influenced by the social context.
Copyright Statement
The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in the Diabetes Educator, Vol. 35 (Iss 2), 2009. SAGE Publications, Inc., All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1177/0145721708329545
Publication Information
Weiler, Dawn and Crist, Janice D.. (2009). "Diabetes Self-Management in a Latino Social Environment". Diabetes Educator, 35(2), 285-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721708329545