Experiences of Hispanic Safety Net Clinic Patients With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care
; 48(2): 87-97, 2022 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1673889
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to characterize the material, health (general and diabetes-specific), and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes who did not experience COVID-19 infection.METHODS:
This cross-sectional and longitudinal study used surveys within a clinical trial of 79 Hispanic adult clinic patients with type 2 diabetes. Cross-sectional measures included the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, items from the Coronavirus Impact Scale, and the Pandemic Impacts Inventory. Longitudinal measures included the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care, health care utilization, and measures of diabetes self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life.RESULTS:
Participants were majority low-income, Spanish-speaking females with poor diabetes control. Coronavirus anxiety was low despite majority of participants having an affected family member and frequent access barriers. More than half of participants reported moderate/severe pandemic impact on their income. Diabetes self-care behaviors did not change between prepandemic and pandemic measures. Diabetes self-efficacy and quality of life improved despite fewer diabetes-related health care visits.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite high levels of access barriers, financial strain, and COVID-19 infection of family members, Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes continued to prioritize their diabetes self-management and demonstrated substantial resilience by improving their self-efficacy and quality of life.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hispanic or Latino
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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