The Arab American experience with diabetes: Perceptions, myths and implications for culturally-specific interventions.
Prim Care Diabetes
; 11(1): 13-19, 2017 02.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
Culturally-specific lifestyle diabetes prevention programs require an assessment of population disease perceptions and cultural influences on health beliefs and behaviors. The primary objectives were to assess Arab Americans' knowledge and perceptions of diabetes and their preferences for a lifestyle intervention.METHODS:
Sixty-nine self-identified Arab or Arab Americans ≥30 years of age and without diabetes participated in 8 focus groups.RESULTS:
Emerging themes from the data included myths about diabetes etiology, folk remedies, and social stigma. The main barrier to healthcare was lack of health insurance and/or cost of care. Intervention preferences included gender-specific exercise, group-delivered education featuring religious ideology, inclusion of the family, and utilization of community facilities.CONCLUSION:
Lifestyle interventions for Arab Americans need to address cultural preferences, diabetes myths, and folk remedies. Interventions should incorporate Arabic cultural content and gender-specific group education and exercise. Utilization of family support and religious centers will enable culturally-acceptable and cost-effective interventions.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Árabes
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Comportamento de Redução do Risco
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Assistência à Saúde Culturalmente Competente
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prim Care Diabetes
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article