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Trial reportThe Diabetes educator

Unmet needs for social support and effects on diabetes self-care activities in Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes.

Youngshin Song, Hee-Jung Song, Hae-Ra Han, So-Youn Park, Soohyun Nam, Miyong T Kim

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Trial report in The Diabetes educator. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Therapeutic Inertia and Delays in Insulin Intensification in Type 2 Diabetes: A Literature Review.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2023
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  20. Development of a Typology of Diabetes-Specific Family Functioning Among Adults With Type 2.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Youngshin SongEulji University, Seongnam-si, South Korea (Dr Song)
Hee-Jung SongThe Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (Dr Song, Dr Han, Dr Park, Dr Nam, Dr Kim)
Hae-Ra HanThe Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (Dr Song, Dr Han, Dr Park, Dr Nam, Dr Kim)
So-Youn ParkThe Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (Dr Song, Dr Han, Dr Park, Dr Nam, Dr Kim)
Soohyun NamThe Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (Dr Song, Dr Han, Dr Park, Dr Nam, Dr Kim)
Miyong T KimThe Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (Dr Song, Dr Han, Dr Park, Dr Nam, Dr Kim)
Eulji University · KRJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

ZINC AND CA EDTA THERAPY OF PLUMBISMM01RR000052 · NCRR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BELCHER, HAROLYN MILLICENT EDITH · 1985 to 2007
$37.3M
Research Infrastructure for the Hopkins Population CenterR24HD042854 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CHERLIN, ANDREW J · 2003 to 2017
$5.1M
Translation CoreP30NR011409 · NINR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, MIYONG T · 2009 to 2012
$1.8M
Diabetes Care for Korean AmericansR34DK071957 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KIM, MIYONG T. · 2006 to 2007
$453k
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000052NCRR NIH HHS M01-RR00052NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD042854NIDDK NIH HHS R34 DK071957NIDDK NIH HHS R34 DK71957NINR NIH HHS P30 NR011409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was (1) to characterize the primary sources of social support and the extent of unmet needs for support (defined as the gap between social support needs and the receipt of social support) in a sample of Korean Americans (KAs) with type 2 diabetes and (2) to examine the effect of unmet needs for support on their self-care activities.

methodsBaseline data obtained from a community-based intervention trial were used for this study of 83 middle-aged KAs with type 2 diabetes. Study design and data analysis were guided by social cognitive theory. The key variables were dictated the order of the variables in multivariate regression analysis.

resultsOur findings indicated that for diabetic KAs, the primary source of social support differed according to gender. Unmet needs for support were significantly associated with self-care activities, but the amount of support needs and of social support received were not. Multivariate analysis also confirmed that unmet needs for social support are a significant strong predictor of inadequate type 2 diabetes self-care activities, after controlling for other covariates. The hierarchical regression model explained about 30% of total variance in self-care activities.

conclusionsThe findings highlight the importance of considering unmet needs for social support when addressing self-care activities in type 2 diabetes patients. Future interventions should focus on filling gaps in social support and tailoring approaches according to key determinants, such as gender or education level, to improve self-care activities in the context of type 2 diabetes care.

Indexed as

AsianSocial SupportAdultAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentSelf CareSurveys and Questionnaires

Identifiers

PMID22222514
PMCPMC3649548
OpenAlexW2063980164

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