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Associations Between Demographic, Social Determinant, And Health Factors And Self-Management Measures Among Insured Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes, Shari Bowers-Dueker
Associations Between Demographic, Social Determinant, And Health Factors And Self-Management Measures Among Insured Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes, Shari Bowers-Dueker
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Background: Ensuring that individuals with type 2 diabetes properly manage their chronic condition is a nation-wide challenge, even among individuals who have health insurance coverage and access to the treatment they need. There exist several literature sources that suggest various factors that may influence an individual’s lack of self-management of type 2 diabetes. This study investigated some of these factors by determining whether various demographic, social determinant, and health factors were associated with three self-management measures among individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: The self-management measures of interest included (i) whether the annual recommended two primary care visits were attended …