Satisfaction with Life and Psychosocial Factors among Underserved Minorities with Type 2 Diabetes |
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Authors: | Kenneth W Phelps Jennifer L Hodgson Angela L Lamson Melvin S Swanson Mark B White |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina, 3555 Harden Street Ext (15 Medical Park), Suite 141, Columbia, SC 29203, USA;(2) Department of Child Development and Family Relations, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA;(3) Department of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA |
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Abstract: | The objective of this study was to examine the association between biomedical markers of disease management and psychosocial
constructs, while also assessing the correlates and predictors of variability for satisfaction with life (SWL) among African
American and Hispanic participants with type 2 diabetes. Data were collected from 142 participants during their first visit
within a collaborative care program. Pearson product moment correlations, a multiple linear regression, and a one-way analysis
of variance were used to examine the research questions. Researchers found psychological distress, social support, and spirituality
accounted for twice the amount of variance in SWL for African American participants compared to Hispanic participants. Social
support was the strongest predictor of SWL for African American participants, while psychological distress was the strongest
predictor of SWL for Hispanic participants. Social support moderated the relationship between psychological distress and SWL
for Hispanic participants, but not African American participants. Spirituality did not moderate the relationship for either
ethnic group. One significant relationship was noted for BMI and somatization; otherwise, no significant relationships were
documented between psychosocial-spiritual and biomedical constructs, which may relate to limited variability in HbA1c. Clinicians
and researchers who work with underserved minority patients with uncontrolled diabetes may see improvement in patients’ SWL
when screening, treating, and/or studying psychological distress, interpersonal strain, and existential struggles. It is important
for practitioners and researchers to consider ethnic group differences in their work since some dissimilarity existed. |
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