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- The study investigates how culture influences the factors that predict diabetes self-care activities among patients with type 2 diabetes in the US and Japan.
- Researchers gathered data from 149 Japanese and 48 American patients through surveys focusing on self-care behaviors, behavioral and psychosocial factors, and demographic information.
- Results showed that cultural context significantly affects the relationship between emotional support and dietary self-care activities, highlighting the importance of culturally sensitive interventions for diabetes management.
Article Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate how culture moderates the behavioral and psychosocial predictors of diabetes self-care activities. Patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in the outpatient department at two sites: Kyoto University hospital in Japan and the Christiana Care Health System in the USA. The data were collected by survey using questionnaires including questions on the frequency of self-care activities, behavioral and psychosocial predictors, and other background information from 149 Japanese patients and 48 American patients. The cultural impact was observed by multiple regression analyses with interaction terms on the association between emotional support and self-care activities in diet in female patients. The findings of the present study serve as an example of how cultural context can affect patients with diabetes, and lead to a better understanding of culturally sensitive behavioral intervention.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123052 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jdi.12822 | DOI Listing |
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