CHD Risk/Behavior in Type 2 Diabetic Korean Immigrants

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究培训计划的目的是描述2型糖尿病韩国移民的人口学和生理特征，研究影响该群体冠心病（CHD）降低风险行为的因素，并确定家庭支持和文化适应是否会调节感知和实际冠心病风险对降低风险行为的影响。以188名在社区诊所就诊的2型糖尿病韩国移民为样本，利用问卷调查和病历收集数据。本描述性研究旨在了解家庭支持和文化适应对韩国移民2型糖尿病患者实际冠心病风险、感知冠心病风险和降低冠心病风险行为之间关系的影响。研究结果可用于指导护士和卫生保健提供者为这一高危人群制定文化敏感和有效的冠心病预防保健干预措施。它也可以为未来的干预和与其他亚洲种族的比较研究奠定基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aims of this research training proposal are to describe the demographic and physiological characteristics of Korean immigrants with Type 2 diabetes, to examine the factors that influence coronary heart disease (CHD) risk-reducing behavior in this group, and to determine if family support and acculturation moderate the influence of perceived and actual CHD risk on risk-reducing behaviors. Data from a convenience sample of 188 Korean immigrants with Type 2 diabetes attending a community clinic will be collected utilizing questionnaires and medical records. This descriptive study will provide knowledge and understanding of the influence of family support and acculturation on the relationship between actual CHD risk, perceived CHD risk, and CHD risk-reducing behavior in Korean immigrants with Type 2 diabetes. Findings may be utilized to guide nurses and health care providers in planning culturally-sensitive and effective preventive care interventions for CHD for this at-risk population. It also may serve as groundwork for future intervention and comparison studies with other Asian ethnic groups.