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Exploring Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviors Among Latino Immigrants, Martin Joseph Mikell
Exploring Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behaviors Among Latino Immigrants, Martin Joseph Mikell
Theses and Dissertations
Latinos immigrants may experience stress during acculturation to the U. S., which can influence their ability to engage in health-promoting behaviors, such as dietary intake and physical activity. Dietary intake and physical activity influence the prevention or development of pre-diabetes/Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). The immigrant’s ability to perform health-promoting behaviors can also be influenced by their perceptions of self-efficacy to engage in health-promoting behaviors. Limited information is available in the literature on effective strategies for decreasing stress during the acculturation process of Latino immigrants, while also increasing self-efficacy on health-promoting behaviors. The purpose of this study was to explore the …