"My problems aren't their fault": Mexican American women managing diabetes while caring for grandchildren.
J Women Aging
; 34(6): 745-756, 2022.
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Diabetes affects many aspects of family life for the Mexican American (MA) population. Caregiving grandmothers, the traditional family nurturers, are often simultaneously managing their type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the perceptions of MA grandmothers managing T2DM while caring for a grandchild. Eight participants were interviewed. Participants consistently reported feeling a personal responsibility for their T2DM self-management as well as for the health and wellbeing of their families, including their grandchildren. Regardless of associated caregiving stress, grandchildren were described as the main source of positive motivation for T2DM self-management.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Avós
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Women Aging
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Reino Unido