Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify and examine the concepts of self-care agency and self-care practice of African American adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, living in the local community. The research questions addressed were:

1) What is the self-care agency of adult African Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?

2) What is the self-care practice of adult African Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?

3) Is there a relationship between self-care agency and self-care practice in adult African Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 1520126; ProQuest document ID: 1114505637. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Martha Eddings, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Gamma at-Large

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

African Americans, Type 2 Diabetes, Patient Self-Care

Advisor

Vicki Walker

Second Advisor

Mary Alice Hodges

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

Gardner-Webb University

Degree Year

2012

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-30

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