2012
Effect of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education in Ethnic Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes
Nam S, Janson SL, Stotts NA, Chesla C, Kroon L. Effect of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education in Ethnic Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2012, 27: 505-518. PMID: 21747287, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0b013e31822375a5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline HbA1c levelsType 2 diabetesGlycemic controlDiabetes educational interventionHbA1c levelsEffect sizeIndividual patient counselingEducational interventionEducation Resources Information CenterAllied Health LiteratureGroup education sessionsDuration of interventionEthnic minority groupsSetting of interventionLow baseline levelsEffects of interventionsCardiovascular morbidityUsual careDiabetes careDiabetes InterventionsMean agePatient counselingRigorous RCTsHemoglobin valuesCumulative IndexUnmet Needs for Social Support and Effects on Diabetes Self-care Activities in Korean Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
Song Y, Song HJ, Han HR, Park SY, Nam S, Kim MT. Unmet Needs for Social Support and Effects on Diabetes Self-care Activities in Korean Americans With Type 2 Diabetes. The Science Of Diabetes Self-Management And Care 2012, 38: 77-85. PMID: 22222514, PMCID: PMC3649548, DOI: 10.1177/0145721711432456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-care activitiesType 2 diabetesUnmet needMiddle-aged Korean AmericansDiabetes Self-Care ActivitiesType 2 diabetes patientsType 2 diabetes careSocial supportCommunity-based intervention trialMultivariate regression analysisSignificant strong predictorsKorean AmericansDiabetes careIntervention trialsDiabetes patientsType 2Multivariate analysisDiabetesStudy designFuture interventionsUnmetBaseline dataSupport needsStrongest predictorRegression analysis
2011
Barriers to diabetes management: Patient and provider factors
Nam S, Chesla C, Stotts NA, Kroon L, Janson SL. Barriers to diabetes management: Patient and provider factors. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 2011, 93: 1-9. PMID: 21382643, DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesHealth beliefsDiabetes managementMetabolic controlInadequate metabolic controlPoor glycemic controlPatients' health beliefsSearch of PubMedHealth care systemPatients' financial resourcesClinician barriersGlycemic controlPatient barriersPatient adherenceProvider factorsClinicians' attitudesDiabetes carePatients' perceptionsHealth literacyDiabetesSystematic reviewPatientsCare systemCliniciansIntervention strategies