Self-Perceptions on the Impact of Diabetes Among Working Adults: Insights into Disability Prevention
| Autor: | Denise L. Uehara, Tammy Tom, Christy Nishita |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Employment Male Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention Disease Affect (psychology) Hawaii Diabetes Complications Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans media_common business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Mental health Independence Self Care Health psychology Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Logistic Models Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Female Health education business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Primary Prevention. 32:299-309 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6547 0278-095X |
| Popis: | Effective diabetes self-management requires persons to be active participants in their care to prevent poor function and maintain independence and employment. Persons' perceptions and understanding of the potential impact of the disease could influence their self-management practices and success. This study explores perceptions on the impact of diabetes on future independence and employment. Findings indicate that 34% of participants believed diabetes would affect their employment, and 57% believed it would impact their independence. Logistic regression analyses showed that participants who believed that diabetes would impact employment were more likely to be younger, Native Hawaiian, and in poor physical health and to have been diagnosed with diabetes for a longer period of time. Those concerned with future independence were more likely to be younger and in poor physical and mental health. Understanding the associations between individual characteristics and perceived future abilities may enable healthcare professionals to tailor health education, promotion, and maintenance interventions to the needs of specific sub-populations of diabetics. |
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