Abstract

African American men are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes and have a 3 times higher rate of 3 serious complications of diabetes, including blindness, amputations, and end-stage renal disease, compared to other groups. The purpose of this project was to address the gap-in-practice disparity that exists in care of African American men with diabetes by providing one-on-one self-care management education in an outpatient clinic setting. The behavior change theories that supported the project intervention were Orem's self-care theory and Bandura's self-efficacy theory. Employing a quasi-experimental design, 33 participants between the ages of 40 and 65 were divided into an intervention group (n = 18) and a comparison group ( n = 15) by self-selection.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10747397; ProQuest document ID: 2023807794. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kevin Konstantinos, DNP, RN

Sigma Membership

Phi Nu

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Minority Health Care, Diabetic Self-care, Gap in Practice

Advisor

Sue Bell

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Walden University

Degree Year

2018

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-06-12

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