Patient Activation and Glycemic Control Among Filipino Americans.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Increasing patient activation facilitates self-management of health, improves health outcomes, and lowers health care expenditures. Extant research notes mixed findings in patient activation by race/ethnicity. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among patient activation, select patient characteristics, and glycemic control among Filipino Americans. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of Filipino Americans (n=191), with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2, recruited from a southern California adult primary care clinic between December 2017 and March 2018. Patient activation, select characteristics, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels were assessed. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses

SUBMITTER: Milo RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080926 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature