Ethnic and Sex Differences in Ownership of Preventive Health Equipment among Rural Older Adults with Diabetes

Autor/inn/en	Bell, Ronny A.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Stafford, Jeanette M.; Golden, Shannon L.; Snively, Beverly M.; Quandt, Sara A.
Titel	Ethnic and Sex Differences in Ownership of Preventive Health Equipment among Rural Older Adults with Diabetes
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 23 (2007) 4, S.332-338 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00111.x
Schlagwörter	Patients; Ownership; Whites; Poverty; Health Promotion; Ethnicity; Diabetes; American Indians; Older Adults; Prevention; Gender Differences; Rural Areas; African Americans; Health Behavior; Equipment; At Risk Persons; Self Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Patient; Eigentum; White; Weißer; Armut; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ethnizität; American Indian; Indianer; Älterer Erwachsener; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Afroamerikaner; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risikogruppe; Selbstmanagement
Abstract	Context: Diabetes self-management is important for achieving successful health outcomes. Different levels of self-management have been reported among various populations, though little is known about ownership of equipment that can enhance accomplishment of these tasks. Purpose: This study examined diabetes self-management equipment ownership among rural older adults. Methods: Participants included African American, American Indian, and white men and women 65 years of age and older. Data included equipment ownership overall and by ethnicity and sex across diabetes self-management domains (glucose monitoring, foot care, medication adherence, exercise, and diet). Associations between equipment ownership and demographic and health characteristics were assessed using logistic regression. Findings: Equipment ownership ranged from 85.0% for blood glucose meters to less than 11% for special socks, modified dishes, and various forms of home exercise equipment. Equipment ownership was associated with ethnicity, living arrangements, mobility, poverty status, and formal education. Conclusions: Rural older adults with diabetes are at risk because they lack equipment to perform some self-management tasks. Providers should be sensitive to and assist patients in overcoming this barrier. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10