Abstract
Latinos are the fastest growing minority population in the United States (U.S.) and have the worst access to health care of any ethnic group. The chronic disease of diabetes is twice as common in adult Latinos as in non-Latino whites, and the risk of death related to diabetes is twofold. Reasons for this disparity have yet to be clearly identified. This study had two purposes: 1) to explore cultural beliefs regarding health-care seeking behaviors in Puerto Ricans with diabetes who live in South Florida; and 2) to examine Puerto Ricans' perceptions about their health-care providers. The cultural phenomena of interest were familism, religiosity, spirituality, use of ethnomedicine, and perception of ethnic concordance of health-care provider. Numerous studies have examined these phenomena with other Latino groups, but none have specifically focused on Puerto Ricans. An overarching goal of the study was to contribute to the knowledge base on a particular health disparity—diabetes.
Sigma Membership
Delta Beta at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Caregiver Burdens, Cultural Beliefs, Health-Care Providers, Health Disparities
Advisor
Angeline Bushy
Second Advisor
Mary Lou Sole
Third Advisor
Joan Gregory
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Central Florida
Degree Year
2008
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, Laura N., "Health-care seeking behaviors of Puerto Ricans with diabetes mellitus who live in South Florida: An exploratory study" (2022). Dissertations. 1315.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1315
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-09-12
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3377816; ProQuest document ID: 304379869. The author still retains copyright.