Open AccessCross‐cultural comparison of predictors for self‐care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Ikeda Kaori,
Fujimoto Shimpei,
Morling Beth,
AyanoTakahara Shiho,
Harashima Shinichi,
Uchida Yukiko,
Inagaki Nobuya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12822
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , type 2 diabetes , context (archaeology) , diabetes mellitus , affect (linguistics) , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , outpatient clinic , self care , health care , gerontology , family medicine , psychiatry , psychology , paleontology , communication , biology , endocrinology , economic growth , economics
Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate how culture moderates the behavioral and psychosocial predictors of diabetes self‐care activities. Patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in the outpatient department at two sites: Kyoto University hospital in Japan and the Christiana Care Health System in the USA . The data were collected by survey using questionnaires including questions on the frequency of self‐care activities, behavioral and psychosocial predictors, and other background information from 149 Japanese patients and 48 American patients. The cultural impact was observed by multiple regression analyses with interaction terms on the association between emotional support and self‐care activities in diet in female patients. The findings of the present study serve as an example of how cultural context can affect patients with diabetes, and lead to a better understanding of culturally sensitive behavioral intervention.