Type 2 diabetes self-management social support intervention at the U.S.-Mexico border

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-319

  McEwen, Marylyn Morris ^a   Pasvogel, Alice ^a   Gallegos, Gwen ^b   Barrera, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Carondelet Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally sensitive intervention; Diabetes self management; Mexican Americans; Promotoras

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955081863     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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