Hispanic adults' beliefs about type 2 diabetes: Clinical implications

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 536-545

  Hatcher, Erin ^a   Whittemore, Robin ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Culturally competent care; Diabetes; Explanatory models; Hispanic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLKLORE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE;

EID: 34848871901     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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