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The Effect of a Diabetes Management Program on Improving Self-Management in a Faith Community

Dornestan, Katrina Y.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1621370429216189

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2021, Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program in Population Health Leadership DNP, Xavier University, Nursing.
The South has long been recognized for indulgent food, sweet tea, and inactivity as a way of life. Sadly, for many, this stereotypical depiction is not far from the truth. These unhealthy habits wrought with gluttonous eating and lack of physical exercise have created a state of health emergency in many cities and states. The natural progression of this lifestyle lends itself to the development of chronic disease states such as obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes. Although all the aforementioned wreak havoc on the health of those affected, complications from uncontrolled diabetes have the ability to affect not only major organs like the kidneys and heart, but also the nerves, eyes, and the integumentary system (Tabesh et al., 2018). Combatting a disease process in which the stakes are so high requires innovative, resourceful tactics that are both accessible and implementable. Historically, faith communities have been integral in promoting “whole-person-health” which caters to the mind, body, and spirit (Langdon & Hinton, 2020). The implementation of a diabetes management program in a faith community amplifies this charge by capitalizing on commonality and established rapport in order to improve self-efficacy in individual diabetic care.
Susan R. Allen, Ph.D., RN-BC (Advisor)
59 p.
Health Care; Health Education; Nursing
diabetes self-management; faith community; social determinants of health; interprofessional team; social capital; diabetes self-efficacy

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  • Dornestan, K. Y. (2021). The Effect of a Diabetes Management Program on Improving Self-Management in a Faith Community [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1621370429216189

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dornestan, Katrina. The Effect of a Diabetes Management Program on Improving Self-Management in a Faith Community . 2021. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1621370429216189.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dornestan, Katrina. "The Effect of a Diabetes Management Program on Improving Self-Management in a Faith Community ." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1621370429216189

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