Mark Peyrot1, Leonard E Egede2, Martha M Funnell3, William C Hsu4, Laurie Ruggiero5, Linda M Siminerio6, Heather L Stuckey7. 1. Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: mark.peyrot@gmail.com. 2. Division of General Internal Medicine Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA. 3. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 4. Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 5. College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. 6. University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 7. The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Abstract
AIMS: Understanding the relationship between ethnicity and self-management is important due to disparities in healthcare access, utilization, and outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes from different ethnic groups in the US. METHODS: Self-reports of self-management and interest in improving self-management from US people with diabetes (PWD) in the 2nd Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) study, a multinational, multi-stakeholder survey, were analyzed, including 447 non-Hispanic White, 241 African American, 194 Hispanic American, and 173 Chinese American PWD (>18 years). RESULTS: Overall, self-management behavior was highest for medication taking and lowest for physical activity. Non-Hispanic Whites had lowest physical activity and highest adherence to insulin therapy. Chinese Americans had lowest foot care and highest healthy eating. Overall, interest was highest for improving healthy eating and physical activity. Chinese Americans and Hispanic Americans were more interested than non-Hispanic Whites in improving most self-management behaviors. Chinese Americans were more interested than African Americans in improving most self-management behaviors. Healthcare providers telling PWD that their A1c needs improvement was associated with lower self-rated glucose control, which was associated with higher PWD interest in improving self-management behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes care providers should use patient-centered approaches and consider ethnicity in tailoring self-management support.
AIMS: Understanding the relationship between ethnicity and self-management is important due to disparities in healthcare access, utilization, and outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes from different ethnic groups in the US. METHODS: Self-reports of self-management and interest in improving self-management from US people with diabetes (PWD) in the 2nd Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) study, a multinational, multi-stakeholder survey, were analyzed, including 447 non-Hispanic White, 241 African American, 194 Hispanic American, and 173 Chinese American PWD (>18 years). RESULTS: Overall, self-management behavior was highest for medication taking and lowest for physical activity. Non-Hispanic Whites had lowest physical activity and highest adherence to insulin therapy. Chinese Americans had lowest foot care and highest healthy eating. Overall, interest was highest for improving healthy eating and physical activity. Chinese Americans and Hispanic Americans were more interested than non-Hispanic Whites in improving most self-management behaviors. Chinese Americans were more interested than African Americans in improving most self-management behaviors. Healthcare providers telling PWD that their A1c needs improvement was associated with lower self-rated glucose control, which was associated with higher PWD interest in improving self-management behaviors. CONCLUSIONS:Diabetes care providers should use patient-centered approaches and consider ethnicity in tailoring self-management support.
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