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The Influence Of Social And Environmental Support On Diabetes Self-Management, Cheryl Mckee
The Influence Of Social And Environmental Support On Diabetes Self-Management, Cheryl Mckee
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Background The reduction of diabetes complications depends on adherence to self-management behaviors. The current study was designed to examine the influence of multiple social-environmental levels of support on diabetic self-management behaviors in a lower income community. The eight distinct levels of social-environmental support studied were personal characteristics, physician and health team, family and friends, neighborhood, community, media and policy, community organizations, and the workplace. Methods An anonymous self-administered survey, consisting of questions about demographic features, hemoglobin AlC, self-management behaviors, and perceived support from multiple social-environmental levels, was completed by 36 diabetic participants from the Regions Family Physicians clinic. Results Significant …