Veterans' Experiences With Diabetes: A Qualitative Analysis.

IF 3.9 Q1 Health Professions
Diabetes Educator Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Epub Date: 2020-10-26 DOI:10.1177/0145721720965498
Monica M DiNardo, Angela D Phares, Harleigh E Jones, Nicole M Beyer, Stephen J Suss, Shauna McInnes, Keri L Rodriguez
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore an understanding of the psychosocial-behavioral impact of diabetes self-management among veterans with diabetes.

Methods: Twenty-six veterans participated in 1 of 9 focus groups that were conducted following a group diabetes self-management education class and prior to a mindfulness intervention as part of a feasibility pilot study. Discussions were guided by open-ended questions that addressed the overarching research question, "How do attitudes and experiences with diabetes inform psychosocial-educational approaches to diabetes self-management education and care for veterans?" Focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed. The data was then independently coded and thematically analyzed by 2 coders.

Results: Five main themes that reflect veterans' perceptions of their experiences with diabetes and diabetes self-management were identified: (1) distress and negative emotions, (2) social isolation, (3) perceived lack of control, (4) attitudes toward diabetes support, and (5) desire for information about stress, diabetes, health, and behavior.

Conclusions: Veterans experience emotional distress and have unmet psychosocial needs related to diabetes self-management. Insight gained from these veteran perspectives suggests a framework for integrating psycho-educational interventions like mindfulness into diabetes care that emphasize stress reduction, person-centered communication, and opportunities for peer support.

退伍军人糖尿病经历:一项定性分析。
目的:本研究旨在探讨糖尿病退伍军人自我管理对糖尿病患者心理社会行为的影响。方法:26名退伍军人参加了9个焦点小组中的1个,这些小组在小组糖尿病自我管理教育课程之后和正念干预之前进行,作为可行性试点研究的一部分。讨论以开放式问题为指导,这些问题解决了最重要的研究问题,“糖尿病的态度和经历如何为退伍军人糖尿病自我管理教育和护理的心理社会教育方法提供信息?”对焦点小组进行录音和转录。然后由2名编码员对数据进行独立编码和主题分析。结果:研究确定了反映退伍军人对糖尿病经历和糖尿病自我管理的五个主要主题:(1)痛苦和负面情绪;(2)社会孤立;(3)感知缺乏控制;(4)对糖尿病支持的态度;(5)对压力、糖尿病、健康和行为信息的渴望。结论:退伍军人在糖尿病自我管理方面存在情绪困扰和未满足的社会心理需求。从这些资深人士的观点中获得的见解提出了一个框架,可以将正念等心理教育干预措施整合到糖尿病护理中,强调减轻压力、以人为本的沟通和同伴支持的机会。
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Diabetes Educator
Diabetes Educator 医学-内分泌学与代谢
CiteScore
4.00
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审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Diabetes Educator (TDE) is the official journal of the American Association of Di­abetes Educators (AADE). It is a peer-reviewed journal intended to serve as a reference source for the science and art of diabetes management. TDE publishes original articles that relate to aspects of patient care and education, clinical practice and/or research, and the multidisciplinary pro­fession of diabetes education as represented by nurses, dietitians, physicians, pharmacists, mental health professionals, podiatrists, and exercise physiologists.
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