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JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 330-337出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01336.x
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Grandmothers; caregiving; diabetes; self-management; Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
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- John A. Hartford Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program
- Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Xi Chapter
- Arkansas Nurses Foundation
- University of Arkansas, College of Nursing
Purpose: To compare the diabetes self-management activities of African American primary caregiving grandmothers before and after the initiation of caregiving and to compare the diabetes self-management activities of African American primary caregiving grandmothers to diabetic women who were not caring for their grandchildren. Design: Using a cross-sectional, descriptive design, 68 African American women 55 to 75 years of age were recruited as part of a larger study examining the impact of caregiving responsibilities on the diabetic health of African American primary caregiving grandmothers. Each participant was asked the frequency of their performance of six self-management activities. Caregiving grandmothers were asked about these activities before and after the initiation of caregiving. Results: Dependent and independent t-tests with Bonferroni correction were used to analyze the data. Statistically significant differences were noted in diet (t=4.400, p=.000) and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG; t=3.484, p=.001) before and after the initiation of caregiving. For the caregiver versus non-caregiver comparison, statistically significant differences were noted in SMBG (t=-3.855, p=.000) and eye examinations (t=-3.211, p=.001). Conclusions: The findings provide preliminary data to support further research examining the self-management activities of diabetic African American primary caregiving grandmothers. Diabetic African American primary caregiving grandmothers may have a decreased ability to integrate self-management activities into their daily patterns of living. Additional research is needed to determine what factors prevent this population from performing these tasks routinely. Clinical Relevance: African American primary caregiving grandmothers were found to have more difficulty performing some of their self-management activities, which may severely impact their overall diabetic health.
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