Abstract

The purpose of this randomized control repeated measures trial was to determine the effectiveness of a self-management intervention led by community lay workers called promotoras on the health outcomes of Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes living in a major city on the Texas - Mexico border. The specific aims of this study, in relation to the intervention group participants, were to: (1) decrease the glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) blood levels at the six-month assessment, (2) increase diabetes knowledge at the three and six-month assessments, and (3) strengthen the participants' beliefs in their ability to manage diabetes at the three and six-month assessments.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3245869; ProQuest document ID: 304915579. The author still retains copyright.

Josefina Lujan

Author Details

Josefina Lujan, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Delta Kappa

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Randomized Controlled Trial

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Mexican American Patients, Type 2 Diabetics, Patient Self-care

Advisor

Sharon K. Ostwald

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston

Degree Year

2006

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2020-05-06

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