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患有2型糖尿病的韩国移民的人口统计学和生理特征，检查影响该组冠心病（CHD）风险降低行为的因素，并确定家庭支持和文化适应是否会调节感知和实际CHD风险对风险降低行为的影响。从188名韩国移民参加社区诊所的2型糖尿病患者的便利样本的数据将收集利用问卷调查和医疗记录。这项描述性研究将提供知识和理解家庭支持和文化适应对韩国移民2型糖尿病患者实际CHD风险、感知CHD风险和CHD风险降低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在规划文化敏感和有效的预防保健干预措施，冠心病的这一高危人群。它也可以作为未来干预和与其他亚洲种族群体比较研究的基础。

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.