2013
Challenges of Diabetes Management in Immigrant Korean Americans
Nam S, Song HJ, Park SY, Song Y. Challenges of Diabetes Management in Immigrant Korean Americans. The Science Of Diabetes Self-Management And Care 2013, 39: 213-221. PMID: 23427240, DOI: 10.1177/0145721713475846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKorean AmericansSocial stigmaTraditional women's rolesWomen's rolesFamily obligationsFamily members' healthFamily membersCommunity levelFocus groupsFamily supportPublic awarenessMembers' healthAmericansOpen-ended questionsFinancial stabilityTop priorityFull implementationStigmaLanguage servicesEducationMost participantsLimits accessEntire familyImmigrationHealth care
2012
Unmet 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
Utility of a Point-of-Care Device in Recruiting Ethnic Minorities for Diabetes Research with Community Partners
Nam S, Han HR, Song HJ, Song Y, Kim KB, Kim MT. Utility of a Point-of-Care Device in Recruiting Ethnic Minorities for Diabetes Research with Community Partners. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2011, 22: 1253-1263. PMID: 22080707, PMCID: PMC3649516, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scale
Kim MT, Song HJ, Han HR, Song Y, Nam S, Nguyen TH, Lee HC, Kim KB. Development and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scale. Patient Education And Counseling 2011, 87: 165-170. PMID: 22030252, PMCID: PMC3288330, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh blood pressureHealth Literacy ScaleHealth literacyIntervention studiesLiteracy ScaleHypertensive Korean AmericansFunctional health literacyChronic disease managementHealth literacy toolsBlood pressureHBP managementPsychometric testingFocus group studyPsychometric evaluationGroup studyDisease managementSuch interventionsInterventionLiteracy toolsMajor barrierKorean AmericansLiterature reviewManagement interventionsPool of itemsEnd productsPsychometric Evaluation of Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Subscale
Song Y, Han HR, Song HJ, Nam S, Nguyen T, Kim MT. Psychometric Evaluation of Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Subscale. Asian Nursing Research 2011, 5: 183-188. PMID: 25030368, DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh blood pressureBlood pressureMedication adherenceHill-Bone medication adherence scaleCommunity-based intervention trialDiastolic blood pressureMedication Adherence ScaleSystolic blood pressureLow medication adherenceCronbach's alphaKorean AmericansExploratory factor analysisHBP controlHBP knowledgeHypertensive patientsAdherence ScaleIntervention trialsHigh prevalenceClinical settingKorean versionPsychometric evaluationAdherenceOne-factor solutionPearson correlation coefficientConcurrent validity