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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2018

Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors Among Marshallese Adults Living in the United States.

Holly Felix, Brett Rowland, Christopher R Long, Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Michelle Piel, Peter A Goulden, Pearl A McElfish

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of a family diabetes self-management education intervention on the patients' supporters.Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare · 2020
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  2. Indigenous application of self-management: A concept analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Holly FelixFay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Brett RowlandOffice of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Christopher R LongCollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Marie-Rachelle NarcisseOffice of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Michelle PielCollege of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Peter A GouldenCollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Pearl A McElfishCollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville, AR, USA. pamcelfish@uams.edu.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UL1TR000039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marshallese experience high rates of type 2 diabetes. Proper management of diabetes requires multiple self-care behaviors, yet little is known about Marshallese's diabetes-related self-care behaviors. Survey data from 111 Marshallese adults with diabetes were used to examine relationships between self-care behaviors and socio-demographic characteristics. The most common self-care behavior was attending annual doctor visits, while the least common was maintaining a normal weight. Age group, education level, and having a regular doctor were significantly associated with engaging in self-care behaviors. Having a regular doctor had the most effect on performing self-care behaviors (p = 0.006); although, only 38.7% reported having a regular doctor. To minimize diabetes-related complications, efforts to improve self-care behaviors among the Marshallese should be developed. Alternatives to traditional healthcare providers, such as community health workers, may be a viable strategy with this population given only one-third reported having a regular doctor.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Health BehaviorNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderSelf CareAdultAgedAge FactorsArkansasBody Weights and MeasuresCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes ComplicationsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedMarshalleseMinority healthPacific IslandersSelf-care behaviorsType 2 diabetes

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PMID29243017
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