Date of Award:
5-2004
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Kevin S. Masters
Committee
Kevin S. Masters
Committee
Lani Van Dusen
Committee
JoAnn Tschanz
Committee
Ed Heath
Committee
Scott DeBerard
Abstract
The relationship between physicians' perceptions of Mexican American patients at risk for Type 2 diabetes and the subsequent care they provide was studied. Primary care providers responded to questionnaires about their health promotion practices. A 2x2 analysis of variance was used to identify differences in reported treatment of patients that accounted for both ethnicity and risk. Results indicated Hispanic patients received less time with their providers than Caucasian patients regardless of risk for Type 2 diabetes. Both groups received about the same reported care in terms of information gathered for diagnosis, diagnosis made, and treatment regimen prescribed. Data also suggested that providers' scores for treatment regimen and information gathered were disappointingly low, which may not only account for the lack of statistically significant findings, but may reflect a larger issue within the medical care field.
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Recommended Citation
McFarland, Holly Day, "Physicians' Health Promotion Practices for Mexican American Patients at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes" (2004). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6196.
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