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Northwest Latinos’ Health Promotion Lifestyle Profiles According to Diabetes Risk Status

Abstract  

A sample of 225 low income and low education, middle aged Latinos with concern about diabetes and living in a mid-size Idaho
city volunteered for a physical assessment for risk status for the disease. The health promoting lifestyles of Latino congregants
were measured using the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Diabetes risk was measured by clinically standard glycated
hemoglobin readings. From no risk for the disease to full blown diabetes as determined by glycated hemoglobin levels, the
respondents reported engaging in basically the same levels of physical activity, monitoring of nutrition and use of health
care services thus evidencing no apparent understanding of the role of lifestyle in disease management. The findings point
to the imperative of a broad, comprehensive and especially culturally attuned educational campaign on basic disease pathophysiology,
the value of prevention for individual health, and the necessity of day-to-day self-care should diabetes be diagnosed.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9641-3
  • Authors
    • Leonie L. Sutherland, School of Nursing, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, USA
    • Dawn M. Weiler, School of Nursing, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, USA
    • Laura Bond, Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
    • Shawn Simonson, Kinesiology, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
    • Janet Reis, College of Health Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
    • Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
    • Online ISSN 1557-1920
    • Print ISSN 1557-1912
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 05/22/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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