Challenges of Diabetes Management in Immigrant Korean Americans
Minority Diabetes Reports Thursday, February 28th, 2013The Diabetes Educator: February 20, 2013
Purpose To examine challenges in diabetes self-management among Korean Americans to guide clinicians in providing culturally appropriate and population-targeted diabetes care.
Methods Five focus groups with 23 Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes, 30 to 75 years of age, were conducted. Open-ended questions were presented focusing on previous experiences in living with diabetes; digital recordings were transcribed verbatim; transcripts were coded and themes were identified. Read more