Culture Counts: Why Current Treatment Models Fail Hispanic Women With Type 2 Diabetes

PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to evaluate whether current treatment models adequately address the cultural factors involved in treatment adherence in Hispanic females with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS A review of relevant professional literature was conducted. RESULTS Established health behavio...

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Published in:	The Diabetes educator Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 220 - 225
Main Authors:	Oomen, Jody S., Owen, Lynda J., Suggs, L. Suzanne
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01-03-1999
Subjects:	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy Female Health Behavior - ethnology Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Hispanic Americans - education Hispanic Americans - psychology Humans Models, Psychological Nursing Patient Compliance - ethnology Patient Education as Topic - methods United States Women's Health United States
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Summary:	PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to evaluate whether current treatment models adequately address the cultural factors involved in treatment adherence in Hispanic females with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS A review of relevant professional literature was conducted. RESULTS Established health behavior models do not adequately address the unique needs of the female Hispanic population, especially those older women who hold traditional religious and cultural beliefs. CONCLUSIONS To decrease the devastating effects of Type 2 diabetes among Hispanic women, interventions must be based on a comprehensive, culturally sensitive model that works with cultural values, not against them.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	0145-7217 1554-6063
DOI:	10.1177/014572179902500207