Evaluating Dietary Knowledge and Barriers to Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Kentucky
Cross-Sectional Interview Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3426203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahar Ashrafzadeh (0000-0002-3512-2441, Harvard University Press), Hadi Tohidi (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences), Kianoosh Nasseh (Western Kentucky University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244017738553 |
| OpenAlex | W2765435112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
To determine the challenges that residents of rural Kentucky face regarding diabetes self-management and to identify methods that may promote diabetes management based on a population's needs, semistructured questionnaires were used to interview 71 adults with diabetes (40 food pantry customers and 31 grocery store customers). Although 70.1% reported following healthy diets, only 43.3% could correctly choose between pairs of healthy/unhealthy food options. Only 21% of food pantry customers (assumed low-income participants) ate healthy. Lower income participants had a 7.79 times greater chance of having a family history of diabetes and had lower perception of having proper weight than grocery store customer participants ( p = .036). Of all participants, 85.5% were motivated to manage their diabetes through diet, and 73.8% were interested in attending free healthy cooking classes. Participants who believed that diet is important in controlling diabetes revealed greater interest in attending cooking classes ( p = .017). To promote healthy diets, offering free healthy cooking classes may be an effective way of communication with patients with diabetes from lower socioeconomic and educational status
Cross-sectional study · Diabetes management · Diabetes mellitus · Dietary management · Environmental health · Family medicine · Healthy eating · Healthy food · Perception · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Socioeconomic status · Type 2 diabetes · Medicine · Nursing · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Food Science · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |