Personal and Cultural Influences on Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Hispanics Born in the U.S. and Mexico

Older Hispanics are disproportionately affected by diabetes, but little is known about predictors of diabetes self-care among this group. This study compared the magnitude of three self-care behaviors (diet, physical activity (PA), and glucose monitoring) among older Hispanics with type 2 diabetes b...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2012-12, Vol.14 (6), p.1052-1062
Main Authors: Mier, Nelda, Smith, Matthew Lee, Carrillo-Zuniga, Genny, Wang, Xiaohui, Garza, Norma, Ory, Marcia G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Activities of daily living
Age Factors
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - psychology
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - statistics & numerical data
Comparative Law
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural differences
Cultural Influences
Culture
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus - psychology
Diabetes Mellitus - therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Diet
Diet - ethnology
Diet - psychology
Disease management
Eating Habits
Education
Educational Status
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data
Exercise
Female
Females
Glucose
Glucose monitoring
Health behavior
Health care
Health promotion
Health Sciences
Health Services
Health Status
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic people
Humans
Individual Characteristics
International & Foreign Law
Linguistics
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mexican Americans - psychology
Mexican Americans - statistics & numerical data
Mexico
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Motor Activity
Noncitizens
Original Paper
Private International Law
Public Health
Questionnaires
Science
Self Care - psychology
Self Care - statistics & numerical data
Self Management
Selfcare
Sex Factors
Sociodemographics
Sociology
Studies
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Summary:Older Hispanics are disproportionately affected by diabetes, but little is known about predictors of diabetes self-care among this group. This study compared the magnitude of three self-care behaviors (diet, physical activity (PA), and glucose monitoring) among older Hispanics with type 2 diabetes born in the United States (n = 59) to those born in Mexico (n = 179), and investigated the influence of personal and health indicators on each self-care behavior. Findings were based on data drawn from convenience sample data collected with a questionnaire. Self-care behaviors were moderately practiced (39.5–45.8 %) with no significant differences by nativity. Mexico-born seniors were less linguistically acculturated ( P  
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-012-9639-x