School of Nursing, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Dec;14(6):999-1005. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9641-3.
A sample of 225 low income and low education, middle aged Latinos with concern about diabetes and living in a mid-size Idaho city volunteered for a physical assessment for risk status for the disease. The health promoting lifestyles of Latino congregants were measured using the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. Diabetes risk was measured by clinically standard glycated hemoglobin readings. From no risk for the disease to full blown diabetes as determined by glycated hemoglobin levels, the respondents reported engaging in basically the same levels of physical activity, monitoring of nutrition and use of health care services thus evidencing no apparent understanding of the role of lifestyle in disease management. The findings point to the imperative of a broad, comprehensive and especially culturally attuned educational campaign on basic disease pathophysiology, the value of prevention for individual health, and the necessity of day-to-day self-care should diabetes be diagnosed.
一项针对 225 名中低收入、低教育水平、对糖尿病有担忧且居住在爱达荷州中部城市的中年拉丁裔人的研究，他们自愿接受了一项针对疾病风险状况的身体评估。使用健康促进生活方式量表 II 对拉丁裔会众的健康促进生活方式进行了测量。糖尿病风险通过临床标准糖化血红蛋白读数进行测量。从无疾病风险到糖化血红蛋白水平确定的完全糖尿病，受访者报告的体力活动、营养监测和医疗保健服务的使用基本相同，因此没有明显了解生活方式在疾病管理中的作用。这些发现表明，必须开展广泛、全面且特别注重文化适应性的基本疾病病理生理学教育活动、个体健康预防的价值，以及在诊断出糖尿病时日常自我护理的必要性。
