TY - JOUR
T1 - The Prevalence and Correlates of Mental and Emotional Health Among American Indian Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
AU - Walls, Melissa L.
AU - Aronson, Benjamin D.
AU - Soper, Garrett V.
AU - Johnson-Jennings, Michelle D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this paper was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health under Award Number MH085852 (M. Walls, Principal Investigator). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of mental and emotional health factors among a sample of American Indian (Indigenous) adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Data are from a community-based participatory research project involving 2 Indigenous reservation communities. Data were collected from 218 Indigenous adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes via in-person paper-and-pencil survey interviews. Reports of greater numbers of mental/emotional health problems were associated with increases in self-reported hyperglycemia, comorbid health problems, and health-impaired physical activities. This study addresses a gap in the literature by demonstrating the associations between various mental/emotional health factors and diabetes-related health problems for Indigenous Americans. Findings underscore the importance of holistic, integrated primary care models for more effective diabetes care.
AB - Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of mental and emotional health factors among a sample of American Indian (Indigenous) adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Data are from a community-based participatory research project involving 2 Indigenous reservation communities. Data were collected from 218 Indigenous adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes via in-person paper-and-pencil survey interviews. Reports of greater numbers of mental/emotional health problems were associated with increases in self-reported hyperglycemia, comorbid health problems, and health-impaired physical activities. This study addresses a gap in the literature by demonstrating the associations between various mental/emotional health factors and diabetes-related health problems for Indigenous Americans. Findings underscore the importance of holistic, integrated primary care models for more effective diabetes care.
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U2 - 10.1177/0145721714524282
DO - 10.1177/0145721714524282
M3 - Article
C2 - 24562607
AN - SCOPUS:84908664734
SN - 0145-7217
VL - 40
SP - 319
EP - 328
JO - The Diabetes Educator
JF - The Diabetes Educator
IS - 3
ER -