Factors Predictive of Knowledge and Self-Management Behaviors among Male Military Veterans with Diabetes Residing in a Homeless Shelter for People Recovering from Addiction

Autor/inn/en	Rojas-Guyler, Liliana; Inniss-Richter, Zipporah M.; Lee, Rebecca; Bernard, Amy; King, Keith
Titel	Factors Predictive of Knowledge and Self-Management Behaviors among Male Military Veterans with Diabetes Residing in a Homeless Shelter for People Recovering from Addiction
Quelle	In: Health Educator, 46 (2014) 1, S.49-56 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-5943
Schlagwörter	Males; Veterans; Diabetes; Homeless People; Low Income; Clinical Diagnosis; Knowledge Level; Diagnostic Tests; Barriers; Food; Health Behavior; Self Management; Scores; Case Studies; Health Education; Surveys; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Niedriglohn; Wissensbasis; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Lebensmittel; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Selbstmanagement; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Diabetes disproportionately affects individuals with lower income in the U.S. (CDC, 2012). Specifically the control of diabetes through self-management has been found to be sub-par and an important contributor to complications (Seligman, Davis, Schillinger, & Wolf, 2010). People experiencing homelessness also experience barriers. One such group is homeless veterans who have diabetes. The purpose of this study was to investigate self-management behaviors and knowledge regarding diabetes among homeless military veterans in order to establish a baseline of knowledge, self-management behaviors, attitudes, and barriers. A cross-sectional convenience sample of 27 homeless military veterans at a local shelter completed face-to-face structured survey interviews. Blood glucose monitoring behaviors were adequate but foot and eye care behaviors need improvement. Gaps existed in knowledge and attitudes about diabetes. Barriers such as lack of access to healthy food and lack of knowledge of how to cook limited their ability to self-manage diabetes. Veterans who had higher knowledge scores, and had been diagnosed longer, had higher self-management scores. Findings from this study help to inform the existing need for health educators to engage with veterans diagnosed with diabetes to improve health outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10