Views From Within and Beyond: Illness Narratives of African-American Men With Type 2 Diabetes
- Leandris C. Liburd, MPH, MA,
- Apophia Namageyo-Funa, MPH,
- Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD, MSc and
- Edward Gregg, PhD
Abstract
In Brief The management and impact of type 2 diabetes on the sense of self, lifestyle, and significant others of African-American men is not well understood. This article reports on a study to examine perceptions of managing and coping with diabetes among African-American men and summarizes its findings regarding the distribution of clinical biomarkers, participants' perceptions of the cause of their diabetes, its impact on masculinity, use of home remedies for diabetes care, and the degree to which effective coping skills and social support are engaged and available.
Footnotes
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Leandris C. Liburd, MPH, MA, is chief of the Community Health and Program Services Branch of the Division of Adult and Community Health; Apophia Namageyo-Funa, MPH, is a fellow in the Program Development Branch of the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT); Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD, MSc, is chief of the Community Interventions Section in the Program Development Branch of the DDT; and Edward Gregg, PhD, is an epidemiologist in the Epidemiology Branch of the DDT of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga.
- American Diabetes Association
