Diabetes meanings among those without diabetes: explanatory models of immigrant Latinos in rural North Carolina

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dc.contributor.authorArcury, Thomas A
dc.contributor.authorSkelly, Anne H
dc.contributor.authorGesler, Wilbert M
dc.contributor.authorDougherty, Molly C
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:58:57Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:58:57Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing in the United States, particularly among minority individuals. Primary prevention programs for diabetes must be designed to address the beliefs of the populations they target. Little research has investigated the beliefs of those who do not have diabetes. This analysis uses in-depth interviews collected from Latino immigrants, not diagnosed with diabetes, living in a rural US community. Structured by the explanatory models [EM] of Illness framework, this analysis delineates the EMs of diabetes in this community. A significant number of the participants had little knowledge and few beliefs about diabetes. The EMs of those with knowledge of diabetes were varied, but several beliefs were widely held:(a) diabetes is a serious disease that is based on heredity or is inherent in all persons, (b) diabetes can result from several factors, including strong emotions and lifestyle characteristics (an unhealthy diet, not taking care of oneself), (c) beliefs about strong emotion and the importance of blood are related to diabetes causes, symptoms and treatment, and (d) a major and undesirable outcome of diabetes is weight loss. These results provide information for the design of health programs for the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
dc.description.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953604001558
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/gxwd-u26i
dc.identifier.citationArcury, Thomas A and Skelly, Anne H and Gesler, Wilbert M and Dougherty, Molly C (2004) Diabetes meanings among those without diabetes: explanatory models of immigrant Latinos in rural North Carolina. Social Science and Medicine, 59 (11). pp. 2183-2193.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 295
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22465
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectDiabetes
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectdiabetes
dc.subjectdiabetes meanings
dc.subjectexplanatory models
dc.subjectimmigrant
dc.subjectLatinos
dc.subjectNorth Carolina
dc.subjecttype 2 diabetes
dc.subjectMinority health
dc.subjectLatinos/Hispanic
dc.subjectHealth beliefs
dc.subjectUSA
dc.titleDiabetes meanings among those without diabetes: explanatory models of immigrant Latinos in rural North Carolina
dc.typeArticle

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