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ArticleBMJ open diabetes research & care2020

Diabetes knowledge, risk perception, and quality of life among South Asian caregivers in young adulthood.

Angela Koipuram, Sandra Carroll, Zubin Punthakee, Diana Sherifali

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Article in BMJ open diabetes research & care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Patient and Carer Understandings and Experiences of Living With Type 2 Diabetes in India.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Angela KoipuramSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Sandra CarrollSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Zubin PunthakeeDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Diana SherifaliSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada dsherif@mcmaster.ca.
McMaster University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPersons of South Asian descent have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The management of T2DM in the South Asian community has required the support of adult children, potentially impacting the quality of life, diabetes-related knowledge, and risk perception among these caregivers. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsTo investigate diabetes-related knowledge, quality of life, risk perception, and actual risk of developing diabetes among South Asian young adults whose parents are living with T2DM. A cross-sectional study was conducted (n=150). An online survey was administered. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.

resultsThere was a statistically significant difference in diabetes-related knowledge between males and females (p<0.001). Males (in comparison to females) had a lower risk perception of developing diabetes (p=0.06). Further, risk perception and diabetes-related knowledge were positively associated with caregiver's physical health (p

conclusionFindings highlight the importance of providing gender-specific and culturally tailored diabetes educational interventions.

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CaregiversDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2AdultAdult ChildrenCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePerceptionQuality of LifeYoung Adultadult diabetesknowledgequality of Life

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PMID33168524
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