Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors among American Indians in the Midwestern United States.
Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors among American Indians in the Midwestern United States.
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10.20431/2455-5983.0301005
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2017-01-01
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He, Jianghua
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Daley, Christine M;Hale, Jason W;He, Jianghua
The purpose of this study was to understand if American Indian adults with diabetes in the Midwest are similar to American Indian adults nationally in their self-management behaviors. This cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 2009 to April 2010 at powwows, health fairs, and other community events. The convenience sample self-selected into the study and answered questions via touch screen computer about diabetes self-management. Participants were significantly below the national average for American Indians in their adherence to self-management recommendations in daily foot checks (p=0.0035) and having had a dilated eye exam in the previous year (p=0.0002), despite being significantly more likely to have taken a diabetes self-management class (p