APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Cultural Beliefs about the Unfair Treatment of People with Diabetes and Distress Impact HbA1c
- Connor Nance
Loma Linda University - Gabby Bolivar
Loma Linda University - Dean Lim
Loma Linda University - Shaina Herman
Loma Linda University - Kevin Cadorniz
Loma Linda University - Patricia Flynn
Loma Linda University - Hector Betancourt
Loma Linda University
Abstract
This study examined the effects of diabetes patients' cultural beliefs about the unfair treatment of people with diabetes (e.g. social exclusion) on distress and HbA1c, a biological measure of treatment adherence. As predicted, structural equation modeling revealed that those cultural beliefs influenced HbA1c through its effect on diabetes-related distress.
Cultural
