The Influence of Acculturation and Psychosocial Factors on Glycemic Control in Mexicans and Mexican Americans with Type II Diabetes

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dc.contributor.advisorLuz Chiapa, Ana
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCardarelli, Roberto
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSanders, Mark
dc.creatorRoss, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:02:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:02:39Z
dc.date.issued2007-04-01
dc.date.submitted2014-03-31T08:36:05-07:00
dc.description.abstractRoss, Sarah., The Influence of Acculturation and Psychosocial Factors on Glycemic Control in Mexicans and Mexican Americans with Type II Diabetes. Master of Science (Biomedical Sciences), April, 2007, 51 pp., 5 tables, 1 figure, bibliography. Type 2 diabetes is prevalent among Mexican Americans. Tight glycemic control helps delay diabetic complications. This project aims to identify characteristics that contribute to poor glycemic control in this population. Mexican/Mexican American type 2 diabetics completed questionnaires measuring acculturation and psychosocial factors. This data was analyzed to assess the relationship of the factors and glycemic control as measured by HemoglobinA1C. Results demonstrated that subjects who felt that diabetes interfered with daily life and were dissatisfied with their physician’s answers to diabetes questions had poor glycemic control. Significant differences between acculturation groups’ responses to psychosocial measures were also found. Further studies may more accurately define the influence of acculturation on glycemic control in this population.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29023
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectBehavioral Disciplines and Activities
dc.subjectBehavior and Behavior Mechanisms
dc.subjectChicana/o Studies
dc.subjectClinical Epidemiology
dc.subjectClinical Psychology
dc.subjectCognition and Perception
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectCommunity Psychology
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectExperimental Analysis of Behavior
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectHemic and Immune Systems
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectNervous System
dc.subjectNutritional and Metabolic Diseases
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectRace and Ethnicity
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectAcculturation
dc.subjectpsychosocial factors
dc.subjectglycemic control
dc.subjectMexicans
dc.subjectMexican Americans
dc.subjectType II diabetes
dc.subjectType 2 diabetes
dc.subjectdiabetic complications
dc.subjectcharacteristics
dc.subjecthemoglobinA1C
dc.titleThe Influence of Acculturation and Psychosocial Factors on Glycemic Control in Mexicans and Mexican Americans with Type II Diabetes
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thesis.degree.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineBiomedical Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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