Views From Within and Beyond: Illness Narratives of African-American Men With Type 2 Diabetes | Zendy

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Views From Within and Beyond: Illness Narratives of African-American Men With Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Leandris Liburd,

Apophia Namageyo-Funa,

Leonard Jack,

Edward W. Gregg

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

diabetes spectrum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1944-7353

pISSN - 1040-9165

DOI - 10.2337/diaspect.17.4.219

Subject(s) - medicine , coping (psychology) , type 2 diabetes , masculinity , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , perception , african american , diabetes management , social support , narrative , clinical psychology , social psychology , gender studies , psychology , ethnology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , sociology , history , endocrinology

In Brief The management and impact of type 2 diabetes on the sense of self, lifestyle, and significant others of African-American men is not well understood. This article reports on a study to examine perceptions of managing and coping with diabetes among African-American men and summarizes its findings regarding the distribution of clinical biomarkers, participants'perceptions of the cause of their diabetes, its impact on masculinity, use of home remedies for diabetes care, and the degree to which effective coping skills and social support are engaged and available.

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