"They care but don't understand"': Family support of African American women with type 2 diabetes
"They care but don't understand"': Family support of African American women with type 2 diabetes
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DOI：
10.1177/014572170403000321
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发表时间：
2004-05-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Appel, SJ
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作者：
Carter-Edwards, L;Skelly, AH;Appel, SJ
目的探讨非裔美国女性2型糖尿病患者的H.领悟社会支持与糖尿病自我管理的关系。焦点小组参与者回答了与社会支持及其对糖尿病管理的影响有关的问题。结果：特别是来自家人的支持，也有朋友和/或医疗保健提供者的支持。糖尿病管理和多重护理的双重挑战是会议预期的主题。然而，一个独特的新兴主题是女性对女性的看法。对他们的需求，他们的社会成员缺乏对网络的理解。参与者认为，那些提供支持的人声称他们关心并试图提供帮助，但提供的身体上的帮助或对他们需求的情感理解每天都有所不同。那些提供信息支持的人似乎关心但误解了实际需要的信息类型，并最好地提供这些信息。结论医疗保健提供者可以通过积极寻求满足她们的支持需求和教育家庭来帮助改善与这些妇女的沟通，使临时支持更有意义，糖尿病管理更容易实现。
PURPOSE This study evaluated the relationship between H. perceived social support among African American women with type 2 diabetes and diabetes selfmanagement.METHODS The sample included 12 African American female patients at a diabetes clinic in the southeastern United States. Focus group participants responded to questions related to social support and its influence on diabetes management.RESULTS. Support comes particularly from family but also friends and/or healthcare providers. The dual challenges of diabetes management and multicaregiving were an expected theme from the sessions. A unique emerging theme, however, was the women's perception of. of their needs by members of their social a lack of understanding networks. Participants believed that those who provide support claim they care and try to be helpful but provide minimal physical which could assistance or emotional understanding of their needs, vary daily. Those who provide informational support seem to care but misunderstand the type of information actually needed and bow best to deliver it.CONCLUSIONS Healthcare providers can help improve communication with these women by actively seeking to meet their support needs and educating families so that provisional support is more meaningful and diabetes management more attainable.