Racial Differences in Psychosocial Variables among Adults with Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
| Autor: | Joseph C. Konen, John H. Summerson, Ronny A. Bell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Adult
Male Gerontology Personality Inventory Population White People Social support Ambulatory care Community health center Diabetes mellitus Adaptation Psychological Humans Medicine education Internal-External Control Applied Psychology Glycated Hemoglobin education.field_of_study business.industry Sick Role Social Support medicine.disease Black or African American Psychiatry and Mental health Locus of control Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patient Compliance Population study Female business Psychosocial Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Behavioral Medicine. 21:69-73 |
| ISSN: | 1940-4026 0896-4289 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08964289.1995.9933745 |
| Popis: | To determine whether racial differences exist in psychosocial variables among patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), the authors administered a series of questionnaires to 211 Black and White patients of the Wake Forest Family Medicine ambulatory care unit and the Reynolds Health Center, a community health center. In general, Blacks in the study population had higher levels of external locus of control, higher levels of stress, and lower levels of family functioning compared with Whites. These differences may account partially for the disparity of diabetes control and the consequences of diabetes among Blacks. Health professionals may benefit from understanding and addressing these psychosocial variables and may be more successful in implementing intervention programs in this population by tailoring programs to the psychosocial orientation of their population. |
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