Abstract

Type 2 diabetes continues to pose a significant health challenge for the United States. The incidence and prevalence rates for type 2 diabetes are higher for certain at risk populations such as African American females. Personal behaviors including high-fat, high-caloric diets and physical inactivity result in obesity and insulin resistance that are associated with type 2 diabetes. Physical inactivity is particularly common in African American females, and this places them at an increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. Certain variables have been shown to influence physical activity. The purpose of this study was to examine how selected variables such as family/friend social support for exercise, self-efficacy for exercise, body image discrepancy, exercise variables including physical environment, sense of community, social issues and roles, and socioeconomic status (household income and level of education) influence physical activity levels in African American females with type 2 diabetes. The design for this study was nonexperimental, descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3357868; ProQuest document ID: 305124024. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Melanie K. Samardzija, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Gamma Phi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

African American Women, Diabetics and Activity, Women and Activity

Advisor

Lynne T. Braun

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Rush University

Degree Year

2009

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-02-20

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